80th Indian Infantry Brigade

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Active 1942–1945 Branch British Indian Army		Country British India Engagements Burma Campaign
Part of 20th Indian Infantry Division Notablecommanders Brigadier S GreevesBrigadier DE TauntonBrigadier GL RobertsLieutenant-Colonel DL Betts

The 80th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in April 1942, in India and assigned to the 20th Indian Infantry Division until the end of the war.

Composition

2nd Battalion, Border Regiment May to July 1942

1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment May 1942 to April 1945

1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment May to July 1942

5th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment July 1942 to July 1943

9th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment July 1942 to February 1944 and April 1944 to April 1945

3rd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles July 1943 to August 1945

4th Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles March to April 1945

4th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment April to August 1945

1st Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment April to August 1945

2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles April to May 1945

References

80th Indian Infantry Brigade Wikipedia

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