Warning: The information here is not written to offend anyone. I humbly state that these are written only to document the history of the Tamil Eelam Tamil's past. 

 

This is a translation of a document I created on my own from Tamil to English. 

 

 

The LTTE (Military of de-facto Tamil Eelam) had three military branches, like the conventional military of any UN-recognized country in the world. Along with these three main military branches, they also had an entirely new military branch in this modern world. That is the 'Self-Benefaction Force', the "Black Tigers" (Tamil: Karumpulikal) in their language (Credits to Sachi Sri Kantha). These are the modern-day forces that the Eelam Tamils had. In total,

1. Ground Tigers - (T. Tharaippulikal)

2. Sky Tigers - (T. Vaanpulikal)

3. Sea Tigers - (T. Kadarpulikal)

4. Black Tigers - (T. Karumpulikal)

They also had a military main division, called Recon Tigers (Vevuppulikal in Tamil) for recon missions.

As they acted as a de-facto government rather than a recognized state, the soldiers of this organization were most often called Militants (போராளிகள்/ T. Pooraalikal) rather than soldiers (படைவீரர்கள்/ T. Padaiveerarkal). 

• Number:

  • 2008 December: 14,000 odd (Excluding Civil Force and including the staffs worked on their departments)

  • 2009 May First Week: 10,000 odd (Excluding Civil Force and including the staffs worked on their departments)

• Total Death toll = ~27,000 (those who died on the battlefield till May 19, 2009... according to the different Tamil sources' calculations)

• Wounded and Contactless 

  • 2009 Jan to May First Week: ~4000 (Excluding Civil Force)

• Tamil Tigers' members who surrendered to Sinhalese after laying down their arms: 11,644 (according to Sinhala sources)

Of this Organization,

• Old name: New Tamil Tigers {(NTT) Founded in 1972 on the advice of 'Mamanithar' A. Rajaratnam}

• New Name: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE) - (from 5-5-1976)

  • Pulikal/ Veengkaikal (E. Tigers) - They continue to be identified by many with the plural 'Tigers'

• Nick Names:

  • Iyakkam (E. Movement) - This name was used by the people to refer to the LTTE after the abolition of the alternative movements that acted as mercenaries of IPKF and SLA.

  • Company - A unit of their army was called 'Company', like any other military. Hence, the same unit name is used to refer to Tigers' by Eelam Tamil people. LTTE intelligence also used this name to identify themselves to the people so as not to be understood by the Sinhalese soldiers. Hence, it was widespread among people.

  • Pulippadai (E. Tiger Force) - A name coined to refer to the entire Tamil military in the name of valour.

• Nicknamed by fear:

  • Piirangki (E. Artillery)- This was used to refer to the Tigers by the Tamil youth after 2008 due to 'forced recruitment'. (I took this nickname from one of the Tigers' produced short films)

• Pet name:

  • Pediyal (E. Boys)- In the early days of the LTTE movement, they were called Pediyal by the people because they were all young men and that was what used to refer to them to the end.

• Epithet was given by the world media:

  • Tamil Tigers - One of the words in their movement name and the main name used to identify them is 'Tigers', and because their race was 'Tamils', they were called "Tamil Tigers" jointly. This name usage is very rare in Eelam.

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Now let's see their military divisions and wings. I have collected and compiled these findings through Tamil Eelam pro-websites and a few books published by LTTE. The main force was known as the 'Standing Force' (T. Nirantharappadai).

Standing Force (M & F):-

Ground Tigers (M & F):

• Charles Antony Special Regiment (A.k.a. CASR. This was the first conventional regiment. It consisted of fighters from Northern Tamil Eelam.) | Created: 1991.04.10 | Stationed: North Tamil Eelam. Some companies were also stationed in Southern Tamil Eelam. 

  • Air Defense Team

  • Heavy Weapons Unit

  • Special Rocket Launcher Unit

  • Charles Antony Recon Team

  • Bala Mortar Team

  • Irakaseelam Music Band

• Jayanthan Regiment (It consisted of male fighters from Southern Tamil Eelam' Batticalo-Amparai districts.) | Created: 1993.05.0 | Stationed: Batti-Amparai. Some companies were also stationed in North Tamil Eelam. 

  • Heavy Weapons Unit

• General Purpose Machine Gun Team (This is a machine gun Team.. It operated under all Regiments)

• Visalakan Special Regiment | Created: 1991-1994 | Location: Vagarai division

• Vinothan Regiment | Created: ~1996 | Stationed: Kudumbamalai division

• Malathi Regiment | Stationed: North Tamil Eelam | Created: at the end of Rivarisa-1 (சூரிய கதிர் in Tamil/ Sun Ray in English). The Malathi Regiment was earlier operating under the name of the Women's Regiment.

  • Heavy Weapons Unit

  • Special Commando Force

  • Special Rocket Launcher Unit

  • Sapthami Arts Hall

• Anparasi Regiment | Stationed: Batti-Amparai | Created: at the end of Rivarisa-1 (சூரிய கதிர் in Tamil/ Sun Ray in English). The Malathi Regiment was earlier operating under the name of the Mattu-Ampaarai Women's Regiment.

  • Air Defense Team

  • Heavy Weapons Unit

• Sothiya Regiment | Created : 14.07.1996 | Stationed: North Tamil Eelam 

  • Heavy Weapons Unit

• Mathana Regiment | Created: 1997 | Stationed: Batti-Ampara 

  • Heavy Weapons Unit

• Thilaka Regiment | Stationed: Trincomalee

• Ilangko Regiment | Stationed: Trincomalee

• Vannaalan Motorcycle Regiment | Stationed: Batti-Amparai

• Poonakari Regiment (2007 - End of 2008) (M & F)

  • Special Commando Force

  • Recon. team

• Kittu Artillery Regiment (M & F) | Created : 1995

  • Forward Observers Team

• Johnson Artillery Regiment (M & F) | Stationed: Batti-Amparai

  • Forward Observers Team

• Kutti Shirri Mortar Regiment (M & F) | Stationed: North Tamil Eelam

  • Forward Observers Team

• Pasilan Mortar Unit (the first artillery division to be named in Tamil)

• Maaruthiyan Regiment | Stationed: Batti-Amparai

• Tim 1.5 Special Regiment | Stationed: Batti-Amparai

  • This fighting formation is also known as 'Tim 1.5 Own Special Regiment' as they are directly trained and nurtured by its commander who turned traitor in 2004, 'Robert' and the people of Batticaloa call it the 'American Force' due to its special offensive capabilities.

• 4.1 Regiment (M & F) (For Re-Entrants)

• 2.3 Regiment

• 1-9 Regiment

• Shanthosam Regiment (operated only in the Third Eelam War)

• Radha Air Protection Regiment | (Until the 2002 Peace Accord, they operated under the name "Radha Anti-Aircraft Team" as an arm of the Imran-Pandyan Regiment. It emerged as a separate regiment in 2002. 18 military divisions functioned under this.)

  • Yesudas Attack Team (Bodyguards of Tiger leader. They were also known as Yesudas Team. There were many other units functioned under this for easy administration)

  • Special Team (Heavy guns operatives)

  • Anti-Aircraft Missile Team

  • Air Surveillance Team

  • Radha Intelligence Team

  • Gauthaman Intelligence Team

  • Internal Photography

  • Ordinance Security Team 

• Imran-Pandian Regiment(Their name was officially announced only during the Kattikadu attack on 1–10–1992. They were also called Zaivar{0} Division. 9 military divisions functioned under this.) :

  • Suuran Armour Team

  • Ambush Teams

  • Shankar Deep Penetration Attack Team - (LTTE's DPU)

  • Military Corps

  • Special Motorcycle Regiment | Strength: <250

    • Motorcycle Fast Special Team

  • Chempian Recon. Team

  • Ammunition Depot Maintenance & Supply Unit

  • Victor Anti-Armor Regiment (Formed in early 1997/05 - Before operation Jayasikurui. The fighters of this regiment were given the nickname RPG Commandos. The fighters of this regiment were cadres of the "Anti-Tank Team" formed in 04-1992) (M & F)

  • Sniping Unit (M & F)

    • Mayuran Sniping Unit

    • Senpagam Sniping Unit (Users of home-made Senpagam sniper rifle)

• Ponnammaan Mine Unit (F) – Formed on 28.04.1999

• Special Mine Unit

• Neelan Auxiliary (M)

• Tamil Eelam National Auxiliary Force (M & F) | From 1991 Vaikasi to 1992 they were known as 'Border Village Security Force'. And till the 4th Eelam War they were called as "Auxiliary". And during the 4th Eelam War they were renamed to the current name. 

  • Rocket Launcher Unit

  • General Purpose Machine Gun Unit

Were the combat formations of Land Tigers. Of these, 1-9, 4.1 and 2.3 regiments were formed as required and later disbanded.

Along with these, all the women's regiments were united and a body called 'Women Council' was formed. Evolution of Women:

• "Freedom Birds" in 1984

• Then "Women's Organization"

• Then in 1990 "Women Regiment & Batti-Amparai Women Regiment"

• At the end of 'Rivarisa-1', they evolved into the "Malathi Regiment" and "Anparasi Regiment" and then further regiments were created as time went by 

Also, the LTTE created military units within their administrative sectors using the staff of each department. Each of which formed its own staff into a separate attack team and sent them to the fronts in rotation:

They are,

• Political Wing Attack Team

• Intelligence Wing Attack Team

• Financial Wing Attack Team

• Police Wing Attack Team

Leopard Force (Commando Force) :

It was started in mid-1992 and the first batch passed out in 1994 after completing one and a half years of training. The force was disbanded in 2005 and the female fighters were attached to the Malathi Regiment, Sothiya Regiment and the Medical Wing while the male fighters were attached to the Imran-Pandyan Regiment. In 2006, it was again formed and operationalized under the Imran-Pandyan regiment.

• Ground Leopard Team (M & F) - (Ground operations)

• Jungle Leopard team (M & F) - (Jungle operations)

• Naval Leopard Team (M & F) - (Naval operations)

Recon Tigers (M & F):

Sometimes Black Tigers are also involved in these missions. They functioned under Military Intel as a separate branch.

• Mukilan Long Range Special Recon Team (LRRP)

  • Special Mapping Unit (M & F) (Unit for map sampling, Telecommunication code papers production)

 

 

Sea Tigers of Liberation Tigers:

A small squadron called “Kadatpura” (E. Sea Pigeons) was formed for the Indo-Tamil maritime movement. It later evolved into the navy as one of the conventional military branches in 1990 for the defence of and operations in Tamil Eelam waters. That is the Sea Tigers. They were called "Tamil Eelam Navy" from 2005 onwards officially. | Strength: 750 - 1500

• Asir Special Attack Team (Formed in or around 1992 and later disbanded)

• Charles Special Sea Attack Team (M) (Established: 11-11-1993)

  • Mission Team

  • Attack Team

• Nalaayini Special Sea Attack Team(P)

  • Mission Team

  • Attack Team

• Paakkiyan Offshore Attack Team (M & F)

• Vasanthan Regiment (Formed: 1994. Later (~2000) later merged with another regiment)

• Shankar Regiment

• Naresh Regiment (1995-2000)

• Madhavi Regiment

• David Regiment

• Ezhilkannan Regiment (2006-2009)

• Sea Tigers' Ground Attack Regiment 

  • Punitha Ground Attack Team (F) (2006-2009)

  • Sukanya Ground Attack Team (F)

  • Chooty Ground Attack Team(M) (After the 1995 Skull Island attack, the "Aruchuna Regiment" was renamed as the Chooty Ground Attack Team.) | Created: 5.7.1995

• Special Regiment

  • Ship Division (persons who served in this were called ‘Aazhkadaloodikal’ (Meaning: Offshore Riders). They owned 20–25 ships of which 15 were sunk during the Eelam War)

  • Special Task Unit

• Underwater Swimming Unit

  • Kangaiyamaran Underwater Swimming Unit (Established: 1994) (M) (Its name was Suloyan but changed to Gangai Amaran in 2008)

  • Angayarkanni Underwater Swimming Unit (Established: 1994- 8th month onwards) (F),

• Special Patrol Team

• Naval Recon team

• Anti-aircraft Team

• Sea Surveillance Unit (RADAR Monitoring section)

• Sathish Mechanical Unit

  • OBM Unit

  • IBM unit

  • Diesel Engine Unit

• Supply Unit

• Boat Building Unit

  • Mangai Boat Building Unit (F) & David(Shanmugam) Boat Building Unit (M)

    • Fibreglass yard

    • Model yard,

    • Map Section

• Malaravan Ammunition Unit

• Tamil Eelam Naval Auxiliary (M):-

  • Tamil Eelam Coast Guard Auxiliary:

    • Maravan Auxiliary

    • Thiruvadi Auxiliary

    • Navarasan Auxiliary

    • Johnson Auxiliary

  • Oscar (Aathiman) Special Auxiliary Team – (This was the Sea Tigers’ offshore assistance team)

All Naval attack teams and naval regiments of the Sea Tigers were deployed wherever heavy naval ordnance was required.  Sea Tigers had separate administrative sections too, which included,

• Administrative Secretariat

• Department of Politics (started in 1991)

• Intelligence Wing

• Engineering Wing

• Medicine Section

Marines:

They functioned under Sea Tigers.

• Cheran Amphibious Attack Team

 

 

Sky Tigers of Liberation Tigers:

Initially, Tigers built their own airplanes in the late 1980s which were unsuccessful. Later this nascent military branch was formed around 1995 and they made their first official flight on 1998 Nov 27. There are historical records that they flew before this event. They were called "Tamil Eelam Air Force" from 2007 onwards officially. 

• Aircraft Attack Team

  • Pilots team

• Department of Aeronautical Technology

• Aerodrome Security Unit

• Air Surveillance Unit

• Special Attack Team

 

 

Black Tigers (Special Force & Self-Benefaction Force) :

The Black Tigers were commonly known as Thadaineekkikal (Meaning 'Block Removers'). Tamil People living in SLM-controlled areas referred to them as Karuppukal (Meaning The Blacks). They were divided further into four main divisions. They are,

• Undercover Black Tigers (Operated under the Intelligence Department)

• Ground Black Tigers {Also known as 'Theesaththin Puyalkal' (Meaning "Storms of the Nation"). Also commonly designated as 'Black Tigers'; operated under the Imran-Pandian Regiment}

• Sky Black Tigers (Operated under the Sky Tigers only one time)

• Sea Black Tigers (They were also called Uyiraayutham (Meaning "Life Arms"); operated under Sea Tigers)

  • Above-water Attack Black Tigers (Also known as 'Idiyars' (Meaning "Strikers") and commonly referred to as Sea Black Tigers) 

    • Chevvanam Sea Black Tigers Team (F)

    • Pugazharasan Sea Balck Tigers Team (M)

  • Underwater Swimming Black Tigers

    • Kangaiyamaran Underwater Swimming Team (It was originally named "Sulojan Underwater Swimming Team" and changed to its present name in 2008. Established: 1994) (M)

    • Angayarkanni Underwater Swimming Team (Established: 1994- 8th month onwards) (F)

 

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Intelligence Wing (a.k.a. “Fifth Force” in Tamil literature):-

• Intelligence Attack Team

• International Intelligence Team

• National Intelligence Unit

  • Information Collection Unit

  • Research and Publication Unit

  • Training and Technology Unit

  • Administration and Reporting Unit

  • Special Operations Unit

• Military Intelligence Unit

  • Army Intelligence Unit

  • Naval Intelligence Unit

  • Air Force Intelligence Unit

  • Administration and Reporting Unit

• Internal Intelligence Unit

• External Intelligence Unit

• Administrative Intelligence Unit

• Financial Intelligence Unit

• Department of Psychology

• Secret Mission Teams

  • Ellaalan Force - Sri Lanka (until the end of the Eelam War)

  • Eelam Force - 1994 in Colombo

  • Sangkiliyan Force - Jaffna (1996 - 2001) 

  • Fury Force - Batti-Amparai (2008)

  • Upsurging People Force - Jaffna & Batti-Amparai (2005 - 2007)

  • Kulakkoottan Force - Trincomale (2001)

  • Pandaravanniyan Force - Vavuniya & Mannar (2000 & 2001)

  • New Vanniyan Force - Vavuniya (During the 200s peace time)

  • Capital Heroes - Colombo (Specially trained assassins to assassinate SL ministers/ early 1990s)

  • National Land Reclamation Force - Batti 2006

• Intrusion Prevention Unit

• Intelligence Training Center

• Board of Education

• Tamil Eelam Transporation Monitoring Unit 

  • Visa Section

 

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Apart from the Standing Force, the civilians were also given various training such as military training and first aid training. All the trainees stood up as "Civil Force".

Civil Force:-

• Border Force (M & F) - They were also called 'Border Tigers'

• Special Border Force (M & F)

• Rural Volunteer Force

  • General Purpose Machine Gun Team

  • Rocket Launcher Team

  • Teachers Volunteer Regiment

• War Help Forces (M)

• Village level Force (M & F) - People also call it the 'Eezhap Padai'

  • Village Level Specially Trained Regiment

• Internal Security Force (M & F)

  • Nismiya Internal Women Protection Team

  • Tamilpandi Internal Security Team

  • Anpu Team

  • Sangkar Team

• Students Force

• Tamil Eelam National Military

The above Civil Force structure was governed by the 'Tamil Eelam National Resurgence Council'.

 

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The following were created for the provision and streamlining of these military divisions.

• Headquarters

  • Kandaruban Arivuchcholai (Unsupported boy children)

  • Chencholai (Unsupported girl children)

  • Private Secretariat to the National Leader

  • Executive Secretariat

  • Manalan Secretariat Security Team

  • Fighters Contact section

  • Public Relations Office

  • Explosive Storage

  • Distribution of Explosives

  • Armory

  • Arms Maintenance

  • Arms Supply

  • Special Report section

  • Report section

    • Personnel Report section

    • Arms Report section

  • National Infrastructure Security Division

  • Report Section

    • Personnel Report Section

    • Weapons Report Section

• Nalan Radio Telecommunication unit

• Contradiction Research Institute

• Monitoring Unit (Unit responsible for eavesdropping on information about military movements, air raids, etc. of an enemy)

• Ordnance Workhouse

• Weapons Research & Development Unit

• Malaravan Ammunition Unit

• Battle Research Centre

• Information Center

• Frontline Research Unit

• Field Investigation Section

• Supply Unit

• Department of Military Technology

• Battle Bookmaking Unit ( All the books produced by them have been destroyed. They also created a Tamil Military Glossary called MOD)

• Vehicle Section

• Landmine Manufacturing Factory

• Hand grenade manufacturing factory

• Anti-Personnel Mine Manufacturing Factory

• Projectile Manufacturing Factory

• Sea Tigers Boat Design Factory

• Multiple Drill grounds 

• Suji Computer Division (Batti-Ampa)

• Raju Military Science Technology Research Institute (a.k.a. Computer Division)

  • Hardware Technology Unit

  • Software Technology Unit

  • Software Regiment - Motto: "Let's Try Together, Let's Win"

  • Military College of Technology

  • Software Building Section

  • Technology Colleges

  • Purchase Section

  • Special Attack Team

  • Planning Secretariat

  • Sea Tigers

 

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Apart from these, they have also opened various colleges to impart military-related training to their military personnel. They are,

1. Tamil Eelam Military School

2. Military Preparatory Training College

3. Rayan Academy (For Special Forces)

4. Pulendran Special Forces Training College

5. Annakkili Training College (Operated for certain years only)

6. Special Training College

7. Thileepan College of Politics

8. War Training Teachers College

9. G-10 War Training College

10. Balendra Officers Training College | Location: Batti.

11. Paseelan Officers Training College 

12. Appaiya Explosives Training College

13. Rajan Military Training College

14. Johny Officers Training College

15. Sinhala Language and Culture Study Centre (For Intelligence cadres & Black Tigers)

16. Women Basic Training College

17. Women Military Training College

18. Roy Officers Training College

19. Naval Academy of the Sea Tigers

20. Niroyan Basic Naval Training College

21. Asir Naval Training College (in 1992)

22. Naresh Technology College

23. Peththaa Officers Training College

24. Ship College (For ocean-going sailors engaged in operations in international waters)

25. Sea Tigers Political Training School

    • Translation Department

 

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'Liberation Tigers Medical Unit' was created for the medical facility of the Tamil combatants. I don't know exactly about its structure. I have elaborated the information as much as possible. It is noteworthy that there were separate medical units for each fighting formation.

LTTE Medical Unit:

• Tamil Eelam Medical College

• Tamil Eelam Nursing Training College

• Field Medical College

• Medicine Depot

• Field Medical Unit (Model Medical Posts) --> Sub-Medical Posts --> Principal Medical Posts --> Base Hospitals --> Regimental Hospitals

• Base Hospital (Military Hospitals)

  • Abhayan Memorial Hospital

  • Chinthanaichchelvan Memorial Hospital

  • Esther Hospital

  • Yaazhvel Hospital

  • Lakshman Hospital (Batti.)

  • Keerthika Hospital

  • Thivakar Memorial Hospital

  • Mullai Hospital (both eventually merged to form Tamil Eelam's last military hospital, headed by medical veteran Dr. Alan)

  • Neythal Hospital (both eventually merged to form Tamil Eelam's last military hospital, headed by medical veteran Dr. Alan)

and many other units.

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These Tamil Sources were used to only take the names of the combat formations.

• தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள் யார்…? - இ.இ. கவிமகன்

• EelamView

• பழ நெடுமாறன் அவர்களால் எழுதப்பட்ட ஓர் புத்தகம் (பசீலன் மோட்டர் பிரிவுப் பெயர் இங்கிருந்து கொள்ளப்பட்டது)

• நிர்வாக முடக்கலுக்கு மண்மீட்கும் படை அழைப்பு.

• ஈழநாதம்(29.4.2003)

• எரிமலை-1992

• களத்தில் - 27.6.1995

• https://tamilnation.org/tamileelam/armedstruggle/warfront/061022soosai.htm

• விடுதலைப்புலிகள் மார்கழி-தை 2001

• லெப். தமிழ்பாண்டி உள்ளக பாதுகாப்பு அணி பயிற்சிகளை நிறைவு செய்துள்ளது

• https://eelamaravar.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/brigadier-sornam-4/

• https://eelamheros.wordpress.com/2019/05/15/ltte-medical-team-kanavi/

• https://www.eelamview.com/2016/04/18/ex-ltte-medical-unit/

• https://yarl.com/forum3/topic/277039-பன்முகத்-திறன்கள்-கொண்ட-லெப்-சாள்ஸ்-அன்ரனி-சிறப்புப்-படையணி-தாக்குதல்-தளபதி-லெப்-கேணல்-நாகதேவன்/

• விடுதலைப்புலிகள் - ஐப்பசி-கார்த்திகை 1998

• http://eelamalar.com/கடலிலே-காவியம்-படைப்போம-4/

• https://www.ilakku.org/இறுதிவரை-உறுதியுடன்-பணி/

• உதயன்: 09/6/1996

Combined & Released

Nane Chozhan

Edited October 23Oct 23 by நன்னிச் சோழன்

De-facto Tamil Eelam' Military divisions' insignia and emblem

 

 

The Military Emblem of Liberation Tigers:

 

 

 

• Rocket Launcher Special Unit:

 

• General Purpose Machine Gun Unit:

Motto: 

(Unknown)

 

• Charles Antony Special Regiment (CASR):

 

Motto: 

"Nothing is impossible for us"

 

• Jeyanthan Regiment

Motto:
"We'll go anywhere, We'll win at anything"

Blue should be followed by colours divided into three in the order of 'green-blue- a shade of brown' without the image of fighters.

 

• Kutti Shirri Mortar Regiment

Motto:
"We were born as a new breath, Let's create a new history"

 

• Victor Anti-Armour Regiment

Motto:
"Let's break the armour, Let's liberate the country"

 

• Sothiya Regiment

Motto:
(Unknown)

 

• Imran-Pandian Regiment

Motto:
"Let's do the thought of the leader in action,
Let's overcome obstacles by giving heads"

 

• National Land Reclamation Force

Motto:
"Body for the nation, Life for liberation"

 

• Thilaka Regiment

Motto:
(Unknown)

 

• Anparasi Regiment

Motto:
"Our force will move regardless of any obstacles"

 

• Vinothan Special Regiment

Motto:
"If our force moves, the enemy force will scatter"

 

• Malathy Regiment

Motto:
"Let's get killed until we reach,
Let's not rest until we get it"

 

• Ponnammaan Mine Unit:

Motto:
(Unknown)

 

• Kittu Artillery Regiment:

Motto:
"Let's rescue the Tamil Eelam with Artillery"

 

'Symbol of Kittu Artillery Regiment in the flag'

On this white look (Something that looks like  a ribbon in shape on that flag) was written 'Colonel Kittu Artillery Regiment in Tamil'

 

• Tamil Eelam National Auxiliary Force

Motto:
(Unknown)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'10-10-2002 Representatives on 2nd Lt. Ma lathi's 15th Anniversary Day from right: Anbarasi Regiment, Malathi Regiment, Thilaka Regiment, Sothia Regiment, Kuttisiri Motor Regiment, Leopard Force, Victor Anti Armour Regiment, General Purpose Machine Gun Team, Ponnamman Mine Unit, Naval Regiment | The colours of the flag they have are the standard colours of the military division's flags.'

 

• I caouldnt identify this flag 

 

• It is not known which regimental insignia it is

 

 

• Among the regiments stationed at Batticaloa were the insignia unknown:

→ Total Symbols of Legions at Batticaloa:

These are the insignia of the regiments that marched in Batticaloa under the leadership of the LTTE leader until Karuna became a traitor. I don't know the details of any of these. 

''Mathana Regiment. | Source: Fighters killed in Vavunathivu SLA camp attack remembered ''

 

''Five symbols are visible on the platform behind Karuna (a traitor according to Tamil people as he betrayed the Tamil nation).''

Among the symbols visible in the image above are the two next to the Madana regiment, the third from the left, in the image below, and two more in succession. Here are the insignia of seven regiments in total.

 

Close-up images of both logos on the left:

I would also like to mention that these pictures are close-up photos of the symbols on the rightmost side of the stage - in the picture I mentioned above.

'Thenakam - Karadianar, Batticaloa, South Tamil Eelam | Identified in flying flags: (left to right) Madana Regiment, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown'

 

'I can't identify the name of this flag' regiment'

In the above image, two symbols are visible in both upper corners. I don't know which regiment they belong to.

 

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This is the regiment that graduated from Vanni in 2007. I don't know the name of this regiment even though soldiers have regimental insignia on their hand-arms. 

 

 

 

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• Sea Tigers of Liberation Tigers :

 

• Flags of Naval military divisions of Sea Tigers

Note that the flags have the names of these regiments in the middle.

 

• Tamil Eelam Naval Auxiliary

Leopard running towards left with tail raised. (The symbol is similar to the tiger in my profile picture. The symbol is white. The back is a kind of blue colour. I don't know the name of the blue colour). Below the emblem is written 'Tamil Eelam Naval Auxiliary', in a semi-circular shape.

 

 

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• Sky Tigers:

Motto:
"Let's climb in the air and hit space"

 

 

 

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• Ground Black Tigers:

 

 

'Insignia on their arms (hand)'

 

• Sea Black Tigers (Previous Symbol - Only in 2000)

 

• Sea Black Tigers (Current Symbol - Until 2009)

 

• Undercover Black Tigers:

Motto: 
"Anywhere for our Nation"

 

 

 

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• Civil Force:-

  

''Both symbols are the same. The logo of the Civil Force reads 'Tamil Eelam Civil Force' between the tiger's legs. At the top of it is specifically written the name of its sub-division. Eg: Look at the label on the right. On top of it is written 'Internal Security Force'."

 

 

 

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• Leopard Force:

Motto:
"At any time
Under any circumstances"

Edited October 29, 20241 yr by நன்னிச் சோழன்

• Pulendran Special Force Training College

Named after LTTE commander Lt. Col. Pulendran (whose picture can be seen right next to the name board.)

 

• Battle Research Center:

slogan: 
"Knowledge is seeing reality"

 

• Sinhala Language and Culture Study Centre

Here, undercover Black Tigers and intelligence operatives who go deep into the enemy territory were educated about the Sinhala language and culture.

Edited November 21, 20232 yr by நன்னிச் சோழன்