57th Mountain Division (India)

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57th Mountain Division
Country	India
Allegiance	India
Branch	British Indian Army  Indian Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Mountain warfare, Counterinsurgency
Size	Division
Part of	III Corps
Garrison/HQ	Leimakhong, Manipur
Nickname(s)	Red Shield Division
Commanders
Current commander	Major General Sumit Kabthiyal, SM[1]

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 .

• Maj. Gen. Iqbal Singh (2001)