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{{Infobox military unit {{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 66th Infantry Division | unit_name = 66th Infantry Division
| image = Seal of 66 Infantry Division (Bangladesh).svg| image_size = 200px | image = Seal of 66 Infantry Division (Bangladesh).svg
| image_size = 200px
| alt = | alt =
| caption = Insignia of 66th Infantry Division | caption = Insignia of 66th Infantry Division
| dates = 1988–present | dates = 1977–present
| country = {{BAN}} | country = {{BAN}}
| branch = {{army|Bangladesh}} | branch = {{army|Bangladesh}}
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| nickname = Defenders of the Strategic North | nickname = Defenders of the Strategic North
| patron = | patron =
| motto = Motivated and Inspired | motto =
| colors = | colors =
| march = | march =
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| anniversaries = | anniversaries =
| website = | website =
| current_commander = ] Mohammad Kamrul Hasan | current_commander = ] Kamrul Hasan
| ceremonial_chief = | ceremonial_chief =
| notable_commanders = {{ubl|Major General ]|Major General ]|Major General ]|Major General ]}}
| notable_commanders =
|identification_symbol = ] |identification_symbol = ]
| identification_symbol_label = Division flag | identification_symbol_label = Division flag
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The '''66th Infantry Division''' ({{langx|bn|৬৬ পদাতিক ডিভিশন}}) is a formation of the ] based in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joinbangladesharmy.mil.bd/about-army/cantonment-locations |title=Cantonment Locations |work=Bangladesh Army |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618152955/http://www.joinbangladesharmy.mil.bd/about-army/cantonment-locations |archivedate=18 June 2015 |access-date=11 July 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The '''66th Infantry Division''' ({{langx|bn|৬৬ পদাতিক ডিভিশন}}) is a formation of the ] based in ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.joinbangladesharmy.mil.bd/about-army/cantonment-locations |title=Cantonment Locations |work=Bangladesh Army |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618152955/http://www.joinbangladesharmy.mil.bd/about-army/cantonment-locations |archivedate=18 June 2015 |access-date=11 July 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==History==
In 1966, Lieutenant General ] of ] proposed a new infantry division to be ameliorate at then northern ]. Then commander in chief General ] rejected the proposal, instead transferred the newly formed 23rd Infantry Brigade of then 14th Infantry Division (headquartered at ]) to ], with some components of engineers, signals battalion and ] stationed at Dinajpur and Nilphamari. Pakistan army surrendered the installation on 18 December 1971.<ref>{{cite book | title = Bangladesh at War | year = 1989 | last = Shafiullah | first = K. M. | author-link = K. M. Shafiullah | location = Dhaka | publisher = 978-984-08-0109-1 | isbn = 978-984-08-0109-1|p=32}}</ref> The 72nd Independent Infantry brigade established on 26 February 1972 in Rangpur Cantonment under Colonel ].<ref name="kk11122012">{{cite news |date=11 December 2012 |author=Rina Akter Tuli |script-title=bn:মেজর জেনারেল চিত্তরঞ্জন দত্ত (সি আর দত্ত) |trans-title=Major General Chitta Ranjan Dutta (CR Dutta) |url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/index.php?view=details&type=gold&data=Loan&pub_no=1088&cat_id=1&menu_id=37&news_type_id=1&index=5&archiev=yes&arch_date=11-12-2012#.UOlmpKMr4kU |newspaper=Kaler Kantho |language=bn |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref> It was then annexed in and ameliorated as an infantry division on 1977 with the inclusion of 222nd Infantry Brigade formed at ] and 66th Artillery Brigade in ]. Major General Amzad Ahmed Chowdhury was appointed as the first general officer commanding. The 16th Infantry Brigade was formed at Kholahati on January 2006. Major General ], then commander of the division oversaw the maneuver exercise at ], ] on 2022.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-02 |title=Army chief attended armed forces' joint manoeuvre exercise |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/army-chief-attended-armed-forces-joint-manoeuvre-exercise-378970 |access-date=2022-08-25 |work=The Business Standard |language=en}}</ref>


==Formation== ==Formation==
Under the division there is three infantry brigade, one artillery brigade, and one armoured regiment.{{Citation needed|reason=This claim needs a reliable source|date=December 2024}} Under the division there is three infantry brigade, one artillery brigade, and one armoured regiment.{{Citation needed|reason=This claim needs a reliable source|date=December 2024}}

* 66th Infantry Division{{Citation needed|date=December 2024}}
''']'''
*]
** 7th Horse Regiment ** 7th Horse Regiment
*]
** 66th Artillery Brigade ** 66th Artillery Brigade
*]
** 16th Infantry Brigade ** 16th Infantry Brigade
** 72nd Infantry Brigade ** 72nd Infantry Brigade
** 222nd Infantry Brigade ** 222nd Infantry Brigade
***6th ]
***10th ]
***21st ]
*Signals
**11th Brigade Signal Company

'''Service'''
*33rd Field Workshop Company


==References== ==References==
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Revision as of 06:27, 31 December 2024

Bangladeshi Military unit
66th Infantry Division
Insignia of 66th Infantry Division
Active1977–present
Country Bangladesh
Branch Bangladesh Army
TypeInfantry
SizeDivision
Garrison/HQRangpur Cantonment
Nickname(s)Defenders of the Strategic North
Commanders
Current
commander		Major General Kamrul Hasan
Notable
commanders
Insignia
Division flag
Military unit

The 66th Infantry Division (Bengali: ৬৬ পদাতিক ডিভিশন) is a formation of the Bangladesh Army based in Rangpur Cantonment.

History

In 1966, Lieutenant General Yaqub Khan of Pakistan Army proposed a new infantry division to be ameliorate at then northern East Pakistan. Then commander in chief General Yahya Khan rejected the proposal, instead transferred the newly formed 23rd Infantry Brigade of then 14th Infantry Division (headquartered at Dacca) to Rangpur, with some components of engineers, signals battalion and East Pakistan Rifles stationed at Dinajpur and Nilphamari. Pakistan army surrendered the installation on 18 December 1971. The 72nd Independent Infantry brigade established on 26 February 1972 in Rangpur Cantonment under Colonel Chitta Ranjan Dutta. It was then annexed in and ameliorated as an infantry division on 1977 with the inclusion of 222nd Infantry Brigade formed at Saidpur and 66th Artillery Brigade in Dinajpur. Major General Amzad Ahmed Chowdhury was appointed as the first general officer commanding. The 16th Infantry Brigade was formed at Kholahati on January 2006. Major General Faizur Rahman, then commander of the division oversaw the maneuver exercise at Swarna Dweep, Chittagong on 2022.

Formation

Under the division there is three infantry brigade, one artillery brigade, and one armoured regiment.

Combat Arms

Service

  • 33rd Field Workshop Company

References

  1. "Cantonment Locations". Bangladesh Army. Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. Shafiullah, K. M. (1989). Bangladesh at War. Dhaka: 978-984-08-0109-1. p. 32. ISBN 978-984-08-0109-1.
  3. Rina Akter Tuli (11 December 2012). মেজর জেনারেল চিত্তরঞ্জন দত্ত (সি আর দত্ত) [Major General Chitta Ranjan Dutta (CR Dutta)]. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 January 2013.
  4. "Army chief attended armed forces' joint manoeuvre exercise". The Business Standard. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
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