The division was re-raised on 1 April 1965 and is presently part of the XII Corps of Southern Command.

Pakistani troops captured Munabao railway station and the old fort at Kishangarh in Jaisalmer district.

[8] The division eventually captured 388 square kilometres of Pakistani territory in this sector.

[9] Captain SK Mathur of 5 Air Observation Post Flight was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra.

This area stretched from Pochheena in Jaisalmer district in the north to the inter-state boundary of Rajasthan and Gujarat in the south.

The 11th Division attacked on the evening of 4 December 1971 targeting to reach the 'Green belt' area around the Indus River near Hyderabad.

In the absence of any strong resistance, the division quickly achieved major territorial gains and constructed a link between the Indian and Pakistani rail lines between Munabao in Rajasthan to Khokhrapar in Sindh to support further operations.

[12] Despite the early gains, persistent air attacks by the Pakistan Air Force, supply and logistical problems and finally prolonged hesitation by the division halted the advance on the northern axis, before the troops reached Naya Chor.

[13][8] Following the operations, the division captured approximately 9,000 square kilometres of Pakistani territory, the largest in the western sector.