20th Battalion, Frontier Force Regiment

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20th Frontier Force

Active| October 1, 1965
Country| Pakistan
Branch| Army
Type| Infantry
Role| Mechanized Infantry
Garrison/HQ| Tobe Camp Kakul
Motto(s)| Tayyar Hardam Tayyar
Engagements| Pak-Indo War 1965
Pak-Indo War 1971
Commanders
Raised by| Lt Col Anwar ul Haq

Military unit

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.[1] The regimental center is at Abbottabad.

## Establishment

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20 FF was established at Tobe camp Kakul on October 1, 1965, with Lieutenant Colonel Anwar ul Haq as its first Commanding Officer. 20 FF was converted to armored infantry by Lt. Colonel (later Brig.) Muneeb ur Rehman Farooqui.

## Deployments

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

### Wartime Deployment

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* 1965 - Chawinda
* 1971 - Langewala

## See also

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* United Nations Mission in Liberia
* Frontier Force Regiment

## References

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1. ^ "PAKISTAN ARMY". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk.

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* 4 Light Commando Battalion
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* 2 Light Commando Battalion
* 15th Lancers

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Frontier Force Regiment|

* 1st Bn
* 2nd Bn
* 3rd Bn
* 4th Bn
* 5th Bn
* 6th Bn
* 7th Bn
* 8th Bn
* 9th Bn
* 10th Bn
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* 9 Light Commando Battalion
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* 11th Cavalry
* 12th Cavalry
* 23rd Cavalry
* 24th Cavalry
* 25th Cavalry
* 41st Horse
* Punjab Irregular Force

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* Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts

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* 20th Lancers
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Sindh Regiment|

* 1st Bn
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* 3rd Bn
* 24th Bn
* 25th Bn
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| Affiliated units|

* 5 Light Commando Battalion
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Special Forces|

* Special Service Group

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* Bahawalpur
* 10th Baluch
* East Bengal
* 12th Frontier Force
* 13th Frontier Force
* Pathan
* 1st Punjab
* 8th Punjab
* 14th Punjab
* 15th Punjab
* 16th Punjab

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