Bangladesh Armed Forces - BD Forces 1971 Brigades and Regiment Commanders

BD Forces 1971 Brigades and Regiment Commanders

• K Force (Brigade) – Unit formed on 30 August 1971, commanded by Major Khaled Mosharraf (Commander – Sector 2)
  • 4th East Bengal Regiment – Commanding Officer – Captain Halder Md Abdul Gaffar
  • 9th East Bengal Regiment – Commanding Officer –
  • 10th East Bengal Regiment – Commanding Officer – Captain Jafar Imam

• S Force (Brigade) – Unit formed on 24 September 1971 Commanded by Major K M Shafiullah (Commander – Sector 4)
  • 2nd East Bengal Regiment – Commanding Officer –
  • 11th East Bengal Regiment – Commanding Officer –

• Z Force (Brigade) – Unit formed on 17 July 1971. Commanded by Major Ziaur Rahman (Commander – Sector 11 )
  • 1st East Bengal Regiment – CO – Major Ziauddin. 1st East Bengal Regiment's Senior Officer Major Ziauddin was appointed as CO on 1 July 1971 after the operational attack on Pakistan Army BOP at Kamalpur took place.
    • - Battalion Adjutant/Quartermaster: Flight Lieutenant Liaqat Ali Khan
    • 'Alpha' Company Commander: Captain Mahbubur Rahman
    • 'Bravo' Company Commander: Captain Hafiz Uddin Ahmad
    • 'Charlie' Company Commander: Captain Salah Uddin Momtaz
    • Acting Company Commander – Second Lieutenant Anisur Rahman
    • Acting Platoon Commander – Second Lieutenant Wakar Hassan
  • 3rd East Bengal Regiment – CO : Major Shafaat Jamil.
    • - 2IC: Captain Mohsin Uddin Ahmad
    • - Battalion Adjutant: Flight Lieutenant Ashraful Alam
    • - RMO: Dr Wasi Uddin
    • - Acting Company Commander: Second Lieutenant Fazle Hossain
    • - Company Officer: Flight Lieutenant Ashraful Alam
    • - Platoon Commander: Second Lieutenant Manzur Ahmad
    • 'Alpha' Company: Captain Anwar Hossain
    • 'Bravo' Company: Captain Akbar Hossain
    • 'Charlie' Company: Captain Mohsin Uddin Ahmad
  • 8th East Bengal Regiment – CO: Major Abu Zafar Muhammad Aminul Haque
    • - 2IC: Captain Khaleq Uz Zaman Chowdhury
    • - RMO: Dr Belayet Hossain
    • - Acting Company Commander: Second Lieutenant Emdadul Haq
    • - Company Officer: Second Lieutenant Munibur Rahman
    • - Platoon Commander: Second Lieutenant Abu Zafar
    • 'Alpha' Company: Captain Khaleq Uz Zaman Chowdhury
    • 'Bravo' Company: Captain Sadeq Hossain
    • 'Charlie' Company: Lieutenant Modasser Hossain
    • 'Delta' Company: Lieutenant Mahbubur Rahman
  • 2nd Field Artillery Battery (Rawshanara Battery) – CO: Major Khandkar Abdur Rashid. During mid September six 105mm Howitzers were delivered at Assam's Masimpur district from India's Echo sector. Primarily with these six artillery pieces the 2nd FA battery was formed at Koishal, India, opposite Sylhet border area. From 10, 2 October FA battery assisted Z Force in the Sylhet sector in direct fire support and ground operations during multiple missions against Pakistan army strongholds.
    • - Battery Adjutant: Captain A. M. Rashed Chowdhury
    • - Battery Officer: Second Lieutenant Kazi Sazzad Ali Zahir
  • No. 1 Signal Company – Unit formed on 5 September 1971, CO: Captain Abdul Halim. Since October the First Signal Company of Bangladeshi Forces was assigned to Z Force's 8th East Bengal Regiment and participated in every single mission. Notably in the Sylhet zone 4th and 5th Sector's Borolekha, Fultola, Adamtila, Biyani Bazar operations.