Unit Name: | 57th Mountain Division |
Country: | |
Allegiance: | India |
Branch: | British Indian Army |
Type: | Infantry |
Role: | Mountain warfare, Counterinsurgency |
Size: | Division |
Command Structure: | III Corps |
Garrison: | Leimakhong, Manipur |
Current Commander: | Major General Sumit Kabthiyal, SM[1] |
Nickname: | Red Shield Division |
The 57 Mountain Division headquarters are at Leimakhong near Imphal, Manipur. [2]
Previously the division was headquartered in Masimpur near Silchar. Later it is shifted to Manipur.
The formation and units of the Division operates in some of the remote corner of Manipur along with Indo-Burmese border. This Army Division cooperates with Assam Rifles Imphal Sector wing for any insurgency in Manipur .