K Force (Bangladesh)
K Force কে ফোর্স | ||
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Active | 14 October 1971 - 16 December 1971 | |
Country | Commanding Officer Khaled Mosharraf | |
K Force was a military brigade of
Background
The
Major Khaled Mosharraf, an officer of the 4th East Bengal Regiment who was sent off by the military officials of Pakistan Army from Comilla Cantonment to Sylhet on 24 March, revolted against Pakistan Army on 26 March with his unit.
Mosharraf was later selected as the Sector Commander of Sector-2 during Bangladesh Liberation War as a showed tremendous courage. He was later asked to form a brigade as a regular force in order to establish effective control over the liberated zones that were liberated by the freedom fighters of Sector-02 and to operate large scale operations in Sector-2 against the Pakistan Army establishments.[2]
Inception
Considering the possibilities of a prolonged liberation movement, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh decided to a regular military force to continue the arms struggle for a longer period of time.
As a part of this planning process the government directed the senior military officials of
Being directed by the government Major Khaled Mosharraf formed the K Force in the last week of September while Major Ziaur Rahman formed Z Force and Major K M Shafiullah formed the S Force.
The brigade headquarters for K Force was in Agartala.[3]
Formation
The formation of K force was a reorganisation of the independence fighters of 4th East Bengal Regiment and the others who were trained for Bangladesh Liberation War under Sector-2.[2]
The C Company of 4th East Bengal Regiment along with the freedom fighters under the Sector-2 headquarters were gathered at Konabon under the 4th East Bengal Regiment and were reorganized under the captaincy of Major M.A. Gaffar Haldar.
The 9th East Bengal Regiment was formed under the leadership of Captain Ainuddin, composed of all the independence fighters of the D Company and a number of soldiers from B Company of 4th East Bengal Regiment. The newly formed regiment was gathered at Kosba for further reorganisation.
All the independence fighters from A Company and the rest of B Company soldiers were reorganised under the 10th East Bengal Regiment led by Major Abdus Saleq Chowdhury at Belunia.
In addition, an artillery battery called Mujib battery was added led by Captain Abdul Aziz Pasha.[1]
Structure of the Brigade
- Brigade Commander - Major Khaled Mosharraf (14 October - 23 October) and Major Abdus Saleq Chowdhury (24 October - 16 December)
- Staff Officer – Captain MA Matin
- Staff officer – Lieutenant Anwarul Alam
4th East Bengal Regiment
- Commanding Officer – Major M. A. Gaffar Haldar
9th East Bengal Regiment
- Commanding Officer – Captain Muhammad Ainuddin
10th East Bengal Regiment
- Commanding Officer – Major Abdus Saleq Chowdhury (14 October - 23 October) and Captain Zafar Imam (24 October - 16 December)
1st Field Artillery Battery
- Commanding Officer – Captain Abdul Aziz Pasha
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 984-433-091-2.
- ^ ISBN 9789849025320.
- ^ "Sectors & Armed Forces of the Liberation War 1971", The Daily Star, March 23, 2008, retrieved 2015-01-15