Size Brigade | Allegiance British Crown Type Armoured | |
Active 3 July 1942 – 1 April 1943 |
The 267th Indian Tank Brigade was a short lived armoured brigade of the Indian Army during the Second World War. It was reconstituted as 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade.
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History
The brigade was formed on 3 July 1942 at Sialkot with three regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps. These were infantry battalions of the British Army that were converted to an armoured role:
It moved to Secunderabad in October under the command of the 43rd Indian Armoured Division and then to Poona. The brigade was intended for service in the Burma Campaign during the Second World War but in the event it never left India. On 1 April 1943, it was reconstituted as the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade.
Units
The brigade commanded the following units:
References
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