Formation as an infantry combat division The division was established in 1969 as the
11th Infantry Division at
Camp Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, with a primary role of defending
Peninsular Malaysia in the event of
armed conflict. Its creation resulted from a collaboration between the
Ministry of Defence and the
University of Malaya, which sought to establish a garrison for its
reserve army, the 1st (University of Malaya) Reserve Army Battalion, Territorial Army. Under this agreement, the federal government constructed the garrison on university-owned land, which was shared with the 11th Infantry Division's headquarters. The division's headquarters remained at Camp Damansara until 1984, when it was relocated to
Camp Imphal in Kuala Lumpur. The
8th Infantry Brigade was among the formations under the division's command.
Transition to a reserve army formation On 1 January 1980, the division was restructured and redesignated as the
11th Reserve Army Division (; Abbr.: 11 DIV (PSTD)). Its new role was to coordinate all reserve units within the Malaysian Army, centralising their operations and improving discipline and
logistics, which were previously decentralised.
Development into a strategic defence formation On 2 May 1984, the 11th Reserve Army Division evolved into the
11th Strategic Division, with a renewed focus on
strategic defence. This included experimenting with military strategy and logistics to provide the Malaysian Army with a combat advantage. At its height, the division commanded units such as Task Force 083 (now the
10th Parachute Brigade) and the
8th Squadron, Royal Army Engineers Regiment.
Dissolution The division was officially disbanded on 31 December 1993. Its personnel and facilities were absorbed into the newly created
Malaysian Army Training and Doctrine Command, marking the end of the 11th Strategic Division's legacy. == Notes ==