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  • 17th Indian Division
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  • The 17th Indian Division was formed in 1917 from units of the British Indian Army for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign during World War I. The division was involved in the Action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab between October 23–26, 1918 and the Battle of Sharqat, October 28–30, 1918. At the end of the Great War it was part of the occupation force in Iraq until it was disbanded up in 1928.
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Branch
command structure
Country
  • British India
Type
  • Infantry
Dates
  • 1917
Unit Name
  • 17
Allegiance
  • British Crown
Battles
Size
  • Division
abstract
  • The 17th Indian Division was formed in 1917 from units of the British Indian Army for service in the Mesopotamia Campaign during World War I. The division was involved in the Action at Fat-ha Gorge on the Little Zab between October 23–26, 1918 and the Battle of Sharqat, October 28–30, 1918. At the end of the Great War it was part of the occupation force in Iraq until it was disbanded up in 1928.