School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare explained

School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare
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Location:Nowshera Cantonment, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country:Pakistan
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Former Names:Armoured Corps Centre and School
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Type:Military training and administration
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School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare, formerly established as the Armoured Corps Centre and School (19471956), The Armoured Corps School (19561969), The School of Armour (19691993), is a military school of the Pakistan Army specialized in providing training in military and armoured warfares. It is one of the six armoured regiments of the country established in line with the British Indian Army. It also provides training for officers, including Pakistan Armoured Corps and the Armoured Corps Centre and School in military administration.[1]

History

Established in 1947 in Nowshera Cantonment, the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), it is usually headed by a lieutenant general.[2] It had a school wing before it was separated from the Centre on 10 June 1969. It is also attended by foreign trainees from 29 countries, including Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iraq, Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Myanmar, Libya, Maldives, Nigeria, Nepal, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, Tanzania, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the UAE, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PAKISTAN ARMY . PAKISTAN ARMY . 2022-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220425204205/https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/School-of-Armour-and-Mechanized-Warfare.php . 2022-04-25 . live . 2022-05-04.
  2. Web site: Commander Invited to Meet His Former Course Mates at Pakistan's School of Armour and Mechanized Warfare . army.lk.
  3. Web site: Courses attended by foreign trainees . pakistanarmy.gov.pk . https://web.archive.org/web/20220211094326/https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/images/Foreign-Training/school%20of%20armour%20and%20mechanized%20warefare.pdf . 11 February 2022 . dead.