K Force (Bangladesh)

K Force
কে ফোর্স
Active October 14, 1971 - December 16, 1971
Country  Bangladesh
Allegiance Provisional Government of Bangladesh
Type Brigade
Garrison/HQ Agartala
Commanders
Commanding Officer Khaled Mosharraf

K Force was a military brigade of Bangladesh Forces in 1971 headed by Major Khaled Mosharraf as per the direction of the Provisional Government of Bangladesh in exile. The brigade was a part of regular army under the Bangladesh Armed Forces formed with the 4th, 9th and 10th Battalion of East Bengal Regiment. [1]

Background

The Bengali military officers of Pakistan Army hailed from the then East Pakistan joined hands with the liberation movement of Bangladesh and revolted against the Pakistan Army after the Operation Searchlight took place on the fateful night of March 25, 1971.

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 March 24, revolted against Pakistan Army on March 26 with his unit.

Major Khaled 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 Bangladesh Armed Forces Major Ziaur Rahman, Major Khaled Mosharraf and Major K M Shafiullah to form brigades.

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 situated in Agartala. [3]

Formation

The formation of K force was actually a reorganization of the freedom fighters of 4th East Bengal Regiment and the others who were trained for Bangladesh Liberation War under Sector-2. [4]

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 Captain M.A. Gaffar Haldar.

The 9th East Bengal Regiment was formed under the leadership of Captain Ainuddin, composed of all the freedom 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 reorganization.

All the freedom fighters from A Company and the rest of B Company soldiers were reorganized under the 10th East Bengal Regiment led by Major Abdus Saleq Chowdhury at Belunia.

In addition, an artillery battery was added led by Captain Abdul Aziz Pasha.[5]

Organogram of the Brigade

4th East Bengal Regiment

9th East Bengal Regiment

10th East Bengal Regiment

1st Field Artillery Battery

See also

References

  1. ↑ স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের দলিলপত্র: দশম খণ্ড. হাক্কানী পাবলিশার্স. March 2013. p. 135. ISBN 984-433-091-2.
  2. ↑ মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ২ নম্বর সেক্টর এবং কে ফোর্স. প্রথমা প্রকাশন. March 2013. p. 214. ISBN 9789849025320.
  3. ↑ Sectors & Armed Forces of the Liberation War 1971, ‘‘The Daily Star’’, March 23, 2008, retrieved 2015-01-15
  4. ↑ মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ২ নম্বর সেক্টর এবং কে ফোর্স. প্রথমা প্রকাশন. March 2013. p. 214. ISBN 9789849025320.
  5. ↑ স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের দলিলপত্র: দশম খণ্ড. হাক্কানী পাবলিশার্স. March 2013. p. 135. ISBN 984-433-091-2.
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