S Force was a military brigade of the Bangladesh Armed Forces that was formed under the leadership of Major K M Shafiullah on October 1, 1971. The brigade was composed of the 2nd and 11th East Bengal Regiments.[1]
In early 1971, the mostly Bengali population of what was then East Pakistan were demanding autonomy. On March 25, 1971, the Pakistan Army cracked down. To crush opposition, they arrested or killed Bengali leaders, intellectuals, and university students, and attempted to disarm Bengali military and police personnel.[2] The army's actions so enraged some Bengali military officers that they revolted and joined the Bangladesh Liberation War.
The officers of the 2nd East Bengal Regiment, situated in the Joydevpur Cantonment adjacent to the capital Dhaka, also revolted with other regiments and left the cantonment on March 28, under the leadership of K M Shafiullah. Major Shafiuallah was initially selected as the sector 3 commander.[3]
At the end of June, considering the need of regular brigades to intensify the war against the Pakistan Army, the Provisional Government of Bangladesh decided to form three brigades under the leadership of Majors Ziaur Rahman, Khaled Mosharraf and Shafiullah.
Formationedit
Shafiullah, once the second-in-command of the 2nd East Bengal Regiment, was given the mission of organizing a brigade in September 1971. Major ANM Nuruzzaman replaced him as the new commander of sector 3.[4]
Shafiullah reorganized the two battalions of freedom fighters he had with him who were fighting in sector 3 to form a brigade that is popularly known as S Force. The two battalions were the 2nd and 11th East Bengal Regiments.[3]
He added 1200 new recruits to bring the brigade up to strength after an initial selection process. The new recruits were trained for two months.
The headquarters of S Force was in Fatikchhara.[5]
C Company Commander - Second Lieutenant Nazrul Islam
D Company Commander - Second Lieutenant Abul Hossain
B Company Officer - Second Lieutenant Kabir
Medical Officer - Lieutenant Moinul Hossain
Major operationsedit
S Force was ready for battle by the last week of November. It operated in Akhaura, Mukundpur, Dharmaghar and many other places from the end of November until the independence of Bangladesh was achieved.
^ স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের দলিলপত্র: দশম খণ্ড (in Bengali). Haqqani Publishers. March 2013. p. 209. ISBN984-433-091-2.
^Hossain, Abu Md. Delwar (2012). "Operation Searchlight". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
^"An unsung hero", The Independent, Dhaka, March 14, 2014, retrieved January 15, 2015
^ স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের দলিলপত্র: দশম খণ্ড (in Bengali). Haqqani Publishers. March 2013. p. 135. ISBN984-433-091-2.
January 01, 1970
force, bangladesh, force, military, brigade, bangladesh, armed, forces, that, formed, under, leadership, major, shafiullah, october, 1971, brigade, composed, 11th, east, bengal, regiments, force, এস, সactiveoctober, 1971, december, 1971country, bangladeshalleg. S Force was a military brigade of the Bangladesh Armed Forces that was formed under the leadership of Major K M Shafiullah on October 1 1971 The brigade was composed of the 2nd and 11th East Bengal Regiments 1 S Force এস ফ র সActiveOctober 1 1971 December 16 1971Country BangladeshAllegianceProvisional Government of BangladeshTypeBrigadeGarrison HQFatikchharaCommandersCommanding OfficerK M Shafiullah Contents 1 Background 2 Formation 3 Organization of the brigade 3 1 2nd East Bengal Regiment 3 2 11th East Bengal Regiment 4 Major operations 5 See also 6 ReferencesBackground editIn early 1971 the mostly Bengali population of what was then East Pakistan were demanding autonomy On March 25 1971 the Pakistan Army cracked down To crush opposition they arrested or killed Bengali leaders intellectuals and university students and attempted to disarm Bengali military and police personnel 2 The army s actions so enraged some Bengali military officers that they revolted and joined the Bangladesh Liberation War The officers of the 2nd East Bengal Regiment situated in the Joydevpur Cantonment adjacent to the capital Dhaka also revolted with other regiments and left the cantonment on March 28 under the leadership of K M Shafiullah Major Shafiuallah was initially selected as the sector 3 commander 3 At the end of June considering the need of regular brigades to intensify the war against the Pakistan Army the Provisional Government of Bangladesh decided to form three brigades under the leadership of Majors Ziaur Rahman Khaled Mosharraf and Shafiullah Formation editShafiullah once the second in command of the 2nd East Bengal Regiment was given the mission of organizing a brigade in September 1971 Major ANM Nuruzzaman replaced him as the new commander of sector 3 4 Shafiullah reorganized the two battalions of freedom fighters he had with him who were fighting in sector 3 to form a brigade that is popularly known as S Force The two battalions were the 2nd and 11th East Bengal Regiments 3 He added 1200 new recruits to bring the brigade up to strength after an initial selection process The new recruits were trained for two months The headquarters of S Force was in Fatikchhara 5 Organization of the brigade editBrigade Commander Major K M Shafiullah Brigade Major Captain Azizur Rahman D Q Officer Captain Abul Hossain Signal Officer Flight Lieutenant Rauf 2nd East Bengal Regiment edit Commanding Officer Major Moinul Hossain Chowdhury Adjutant Lieutenant Mohammad Sayed A Company Commander Major Matiur Rahman B Company Commander Lieutenant Badiuzzaman C Company Commander Lieutenant Syed Mohammad Ibrahim D Company Commander Lieutenant Ghulam Helal Morshed A Company Officer Second Lieutenant Anisul Hasan B Company Officer Second Lieutenant Salim Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Medical Officer Lieutenant Abul Hossain 11th East Bengal Regiment edit Commanding Officer Major Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim Adjutant Lieutenant Nasir A Company Commander Lieutenant Shamsul Huda Bacchu B Company Commander Captain Subid Ali Bhuyan C Company Commander Second Lieutenant Nazrul Islam D Company Commander Second Lieutenant Abul Hossain B Company Officer Second Lieutenant Kabir Medical Officer Lieutenant Moinul HossainMajor operations editS Force was ready for battle by the last week of November It operated in Akhaura Mukundpur Dharmaghar and many other places from the end of November until the independence of Bangladesh was achieved See also editZ Force Bangladesh K Force Bangladesh References edit স ব ধ নত য দ ধ র দল লপত র দশম খণ ড in Bengali Haqqani Publishers March 2013 p 209 ISBN 984 433 091 2 Hossain Abu Md Delwar 2012 Operation Searchlight In Islam Sirajul Jamal Ahmed A eds Banglapedia National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Second ed Asiatic Society of Bangladesh a b Shafiullah K M 2005 1989 Bangladesh At War Agamee Prakashani p 211 ISBN 9844013224 An unsung hero The Independent Dhaka March 14 2014 retrieved January 15 2015 স ব ধ নত য দ ধ র দল লপত র দশম খণ ড in Bengali Haqqani Publishers March 2013 p 135 ISBN 984 433 091 2 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title S Force Bangladesh amp oldid 1183120916, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
