20th Battalion, Frontier Force Regiment

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

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

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

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

Wartime Deployment

• 1965 - Chawinda
• 1971 - Langewala

See also

• United Nations Mission in Liberia
• Frontier Force Regiment

References

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