20FF - 20th Frontier Force

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unit_name= 20th Frontier Force


caption= 20 FF
dates= October 1, 1965
country= Pakistan
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branch= Army
type= Infantry
role= Mechanized Infantry
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garrison= Tobe Camp Kakul
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motto= Tayyar Hardam Tayyar
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battles= Pak-Indo War 1965
Pak-Indo War 1971
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commander1= Lt Col Anwar ul Haq
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aircraft_transport=The 20th Frontier Force is a unit 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.

History

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

See also

* United Nations Mission in Liberia
* Frontier Force Regiment