60th Indian Infantry Brigade

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Active 1943–1945 Allegiance British Crown		Country British India Branch British Indian Army
Part of 12th Indian Infantry Division Notablecommanders Brigadier F W McCallumLieutenant Colonel R K HensonBrigadier R L Goode

The 60th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in July 1943, by the re designation of the 10th Indian Motor Brigade. The brigade served in Lebanon, Iraq and Persia with the 12th Indian Infantry Division.

Formation

1st Duke of Yorks Own Skinners Horse July to August 1943

21st King George V's Own Horse July to August 1943

3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment July 1943 to May 1944 and August 1944 to April 1945

4th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment July to August 1943 and June 1945

5th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles July 1943 to March 1945

1st Battalion, Kotah Umed Infantry, Indian State Forces September 1944 to August 1945

17th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment September 1944 to August 1945

2nd Battalion, Hydearbad Infantry (ISF) January to August 1945

75th Cavalry Garrison Regiment, Indian Armoured Corps January to June 1945

14th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment March to August 1945

Jodhpur Sardar Risala (ISF) June to August 1945

2nd Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles

References

60th Indian Infantry Brigade Wikipedia

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