Mahar Regiment

The Mahar Regiment was an infantry regiment raised during the Second World War.

• 1st Battalion of the Mahar Regiment was raised in Belgaum in October 1941
• The 2nd Battalion was raised in Kamptee in June 1942
• The Third Battalion, the 25th Mahars, was raised in Belgaum in the August 1942
• 3rd Mahars were raised in Nowshera

Regimental Histories

• History of the Mahar Regiment by B N Mittra. New Delhi: Mahar Regiment, 1972.
• ‪Forefront for Ever: The History of the Mahar Regiment‬ by ‪V. Longer published by Mahar Regimental Centre, 1981.

External links

• Mahar Regiment Wikipedia (retrieved 4 May 2014)