27th Indian Infantry Brigade

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Active 1941–1945 Allegiance British Empire Type Infantry		Country British India Branch British Indian Army Size Brigade

The 27th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in March 1941, at Secundarabad in India and assigned to the 6th Indian Infantry Division. The brigade was used as Line of Communication troops in Iran and Iraq. Between July 1942 and July 1943 it was commanded by Alan Barker.

Formation

1st Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment April 1941 to June 1945

4th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment April 1941 to January 1943 and August 1943 to June 1944

5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment April 1941 to May 1942 and December 1942 to January 1943 and February to August 1945

159th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery June 1942 to January 1943

4/5th Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment February 1943 to February 1944

87th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery March 1944 to May 1945

3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment May to August 1944

27th Field Company, Indian Engineers September 1942

References

27th Indian Infantry Brigade Wikipedia

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