9th Singapore Division

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9th Singapore Division
Active1 October 1978 – present
CountryFlag of Singapore.svg Singapore
BranchSingaporeArmyinfoboxflag.png  Singapore Army
Type Combined arms
Part of Singapore Armed Forces
Garrison/HQSelarang Camp
Motto(s)"Forging Ahead"
Website Official website
Commanders
Commander, 9th Division BG Fairoz Bin Hassan [1]

The 9th Singapore Division (9 DIV) is a combined arms division of the Singapore Army. It shares the same command as the Infantry formation of the Army. [2]

History

The 9th Division was formed on 1 October 1978 as a reserve division to manage and train reservist units before it became a combined arms division on 31 March 1992. [3] [4] On 1 January 1995, the 9th Division was restructured to include both active and reservist personnel. On 17 August 2004, the 9th Division and HQ Infantry merged to form HQ 9th Singapore Division/Infantry. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Army Organisation Structure". Singapore Ministry of Defence . 21 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "9th Singapore Division". Singapore Ministry of Defence . 4 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ↑ "Army News November 2010" (PDF). Singapore Army. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "9th Division". Singapore Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 8 December 2006.
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