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20th Frontier Force

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Active
  
October 1, 1965

Branch
  
Army

Role
  
Mechanized Infantry

Country
  
Pakistan

Type
  
Infantry

Garrison/HQ
  
Tobe Camp Kakul

The 20th Frontier Force is a battalion of the Frontier Force Regiment, a regiment of the Pakistan Army formed in 1956 from the amalgamation of three regiments: the Frontier Force Regiment, the Frontier Force Rifles and the Pathan Regiment. The regimental center is at Abbottabad.

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Establishment

20 FF was established at Tobe camp Kakul on October 1, 1965, with Lieutenant Colonel Anwar ul Haq as its first Commanding Officer.

Deployments

The battalion took active part in the battles of 1965 and 1971.

War Time Deployment

  • 1965 - Chawinda
  • 1971 - Langewala
  • References

    20th Frontier Force Wikipedia


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