Present Order of Battle
The division is at present stationed in Gujranwala and has four armoured brigades attached.
- HQ 6 Armoured Division, Gujranwala
- 7th Armoured Brigade, Gujranwala
- 9th Armoured Brigade, Kharian\
- 8th Armoured Brigade Group, Mangla (wartime only, normally under corps control)
- 106 Air Defence Brigade
One of the regiments of the division is reportedly the 29th Cavalry. In addition the following units are attached and stationed in Kharain.
- 6 Armoured Division Support troops (a brigades worth of troops, mostly engineers, signal and other logistic troops)
- 314 Assault Engineers
- 6 Armoured Division Artillery (Equivalent to a Brigade)
- 6 Armoured Div Aviation Air Brigade (wartime only, ordinarily units are dispersed)
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