72nd Indian Infantry Brigade

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72nd Indian Infantry Brigade
Active19431944
Country British Raj Red Ensign.svg British India
AllegianceFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  British Empire
BranchEnsign of the Royal Indian Army Service Corps.svg  British Indian Army
Type Infantry
Size Brigade
Part of 36th Indian Infantry Division
Engagements World War II
* Burma Campaign
Commanders
Notable
commanders
A.R. Aslett

The 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade, of both the British and Indian Armies, formed in the United Kingdom in January 1941 during the Second World War. On 1 June 1943 it was re-designated as the British 72nd Infantry Brigade .

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On 28 April 1943 a new 72nd Infantry Brigade was formed in India by the re-designation of the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade, which had been formed a few weeks earlier in March 1943 as an infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was assigned to the 36th Indian Infantry Division, which became a British division on 1 September 1944. [1] [2]

Composition in United Kingdom 1941-1943

Composition with 36th Infantry Division, India, 1943-

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References

  1. Joslen
  2. "72 Indian Brigade". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  3. "72 Indian Brigade Units". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  4. Joslen

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