53 Division (Sri Lanka)
The 53 Division is an elite division of the Sri Lanka Army. A principal offensive division, it is currently deployed for combat operations in the Jaffna Peninsula and is under the command of Security Forces Headquarters - Jaffna.

Current formation
Air Mobile Brigade
53-2 Brigade
53-3 Brigade - Rathgama, GALLE

Sri Lankan Civil War

Towns captured by 53 Division

Notable members
Major General Janaka Perera
Major General Kamal Gunaratne
Major General Samantha Sooriyabandara