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The 33rd Punjabi Regiment (now with the Pakistan Army) (A Picture of an Officer: A Punjabi Subadar). Men of a Punjab Regiment march out of the jungle near Pyagle, Burma, 1945. 2005 postal stamp on 300 years of 15 Punjab (former 1st Patiala) 2008 postal stamp on 250 years of the 14th Battalion - (former Nabha Akal Infantry) 2010 postal stamp on 16th Battalion - (former 2nd Patiala) The Punjab ...
The 1st Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India , it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army . It ceased to exist in this form in 1956 , when it was amalgamated with the 14th , 15th and 16th Punjab regiments to form the Punjab Regiment , an existing infantry ...
The regiment takes its name from the historic Punjab region, which is now divided into the Punjab province of Pakistan and the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. It was raised in its current form in 1956 , following the amalgamation of the 1st , 14th , 15th and 16th Punjab regiments that were inherited by the Dominion of ...
The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on independence in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st , 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956, to form the Punjab Regiment .
The 26th Punjabis was an infantry Regiment of the British Indian Army.It was raised on 15 June 1857 at Peshawar, as the 18th Regiment of Punjab Infantry. It was designated as the 26th Punjabis in 1903 and became 2nd Battalion of 15th Punjab Regiment Group in 1922.
The 15th Punjab Regiment was a infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947 and of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1956. Following its allotment to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947, it was amalgamated in 1956 with the 1st Punjab Regiment, the 14th Punjab Regiment, and the 16th Punjab Regiment to form the present-day Punjab Regiment.
The modern history of the Pakistan Army dates back to the formation of Pakistan in 1947, following the partition of the India subcontinent. [1] The army was initially formed as a professional land force by inheriting the assets and personnel of the British Indian Army, with its first commander-in-chief, Frank Messervy.
The 2nd Punjab Regiment was a British Indian Army regiment from 1922 to the partition of India in 1947. The regiment was formed by the amalgamation of other regiments: 1st Battalion, from the 67th Punjabis , formerly the 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry