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*4th Battalion – [[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry |28th Punjabis]]
*4th Battalion – [[28th Regiment of Punjab Infantry |28th Punjabis]]
*10th (Training) Battalion – [[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry |29th Punjabis]]
*10th (Training) Battalion – [[29th Regiment of Punjab Infantry |29th Punjabis]]
At Independence in 1947 the 15th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan, and in 1956 amalgamated into the Punjab Regiment, (along with the [[1st Punjab Regiment|1st]], [[14th Punjab Regiment|14th]] and [[16th Punjab Regiment]]s) with Regimental Centre now at Mardan.<ref> Wikipedia article</ref>
The  2nd - 4th Battalions, 15th Punjab Regiment, became 10 Punjab, 11 Punjab and 12 Punjab in the Pakistan Army.<ref>Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) Wikipedia article</ref>
==Regimental history==
*''Veteran Campaigners – a History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981'' by Brig S. Haider Abbas Rizvi (Retd). Published in hardback by Wajidalis, Lahore, Pakistan in 1984, first edition. 585 pages containing numerous maps, colour and black and white illustrations. (More details.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/groups/1710907582401074/posts/2306921252799701/?_rdr Facebook Group: Pakistan non fiction history military book group] scroll to post dated 15 November 2020.</ref>) Available at the British Library.
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Punjab_Regiment 15th Punjab Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.htmlPakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
 orbat.com
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032950/http://orbat.com/site/history/open1/pakistan_punjabregt.html  Pakistan: The Punjab Regiment to 1957] by Babur Mahmood September 1, 2002
 orbat.com, now archived.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_Regiment_(Pakistan) Punjab Regiment (Pakistan)] Wikipedia
*[https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Punjab-Regiment.php Punjab Regiment] pakistanarmy.gov.pk
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 11 July 2024

The 15th Punjab Regiment was formed in 1922 by the amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of four regular battalions and a training battalion

At Independence in 1947 the 15th Punjab Regiment was allocated to Pakistan, and in 1956 amalgamated into the Punjab Regiment, (along with the 1st, 14th and 16th Punjab Regiments) with Regimental Centre now at Mardan.[1]

The 2nd - 4th Battalions, 15th Punjab Regiment, became 10 Punjab, 11 Punjab and 12 Punjab in the Pakistan Army.[2]

Regimental history

  • Veteran Campaigners – a History of the Punjab Regiment 1759-1981 by Brig S. Haider Abbas Rizvi (Retd). Published in hardback by Wajidalis, Lahore, Pakistan in 1984, first edition. 585 pages containing numerous maps, colour and black and white illustrations. (More details.[3]) Available at the British Library.

External links

References

  1. Wikipedia article
  2. Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) Wikipedia article
  3. Facebook Group: Pakistan non fiction history military book group scroll to post dated 15 November 2020.