5th Infantry Division (India) - Formation During World War II

Formation During World War II

General Officer Commanding:

  • Major-General Lewis Heath (Jul 1940 - Apr 1941)
  • Major-General Mosley Mayne (Apr 1941 May 1942)
  • Brigadier Claude M. Vallentin (May 1942 - May 1942)
  • Major-General H.R. Briggs (May 1942 - Jul 1944)
  • Major-General Geoffrey Evans (Jul 1944 - Sep 1944)
  • Brigadier Robert Mansergh (Sep 1944 - Sep 1944)
  • Major-General Cameron Nicholson (Sep 1944 - Sep 1944)
  • Major-General Dermot Warren (Sep 1944 - Feb 1945)
  • Brigadier Joseph A Salomons (Feb 1945 - Feb 1945)
  • Major-General Robert Mansergh (Feb 1945 - Aug 1945)

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