The 5th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was converted for the 9th Indian Infantry Brigade

9th Indian Infantry Brigade

The 9th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in India and converted to the 5th Indian Infantry Brigade and a new 9th Brigade was then formed all in September 1939. The brigade was assigned to the 5th Indian Infantry Division in June...

 in September 1939, and assigned to the 4th Indian Infantry Division. The brigade fist moved to Egypt and took part in the early battles in North Africa. Then in 1941, it moved to the Sudan with the 5th Indian Infantry Division. Returning to 4th Division command it took part in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign. The brigade then returned to North Africa coming under command of the 5th and 10th Indian Infantry Divisions, and the 50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division and the 51st (Highland) Infantry Division in the Tunisian Campaign. The brigade once more returned to the 4th Division for the Italian Campaign and the Greek Civil War.

Commanders during World War II

• Brigadier Theophilus J. Ponting (Sep 1939 - Jun 1940)
• Brigadier Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd
  Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd
  Major-General Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd CBE, DSO, MC was an officer in the British Army and the Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-World War I:...
  
   (Jun 1940 - Sep 1941)
• Brigadier Dudley Russell
  Dudley Russell
  Lieutenant-General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC was an officer in the British and Indian Armies during World War I and World War II.-Early career:...
  
   (Sep 1941 - Dec 1942)
• Brigadier Donald R.E.R. Bateman (Dec 1942 - Apr 1944)
• Brigadier John C. Saunders-Jacobs (Apr 1944 - 1946)

Formation

• 1st Royal Fusiliers September 1939 to August 1941
• 25th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery
  Royal Artillery
  The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
  
   September 1939 to September 1940
• 3/1st Punjab Regiment
  1st Punjab Regiment
  The 1st Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947, and amalgamated with the 14th, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956, to form the Punjab Regiment....
  
   September 1939 to February 1942
• 4/6th Rajputana Rifles
  6th Rajputana Rifles
  The 6th Rajputana Rifles were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1922, after the Indian government reformed the army. They moved away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
  
   September 1939 to July 1943 and February to April 1944
• 4/11th Sikh Regiment
  11th Sikh Regiment
  The 11th Sikh Regiment were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They could trace their origins to 1922, when after World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments....
  
   January to March 1941 and August to November 1944
• 3/14th Punjab Regiment
  14th Punjab Regiment
  The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to the Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st, 15th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956, to form the Punjab Regiment....
  
   February 1941
• 1st Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery June to July 1941
• 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion
  The 2/3rd Battalion was an infantry battalion of the Australian Army. Raised for service during Second World War as part of the Second Australian Imperial Force, it was formed in October 1939 in Sydney and was attached to the 16th Brigade, 6th Division...
  
   June 1941
• 1st Essex Regiment
  Essex Regiment
  The Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.-Origins:...
  
   August to September 1941
• 1st The Buffs October to December 1941
• 1/6th Rajputana Rifles
  6th Rajputana Rifles
  The 6th Rajputana Rifles were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1922, after the Indian government reformed the army. They moved away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
  
   December 1941 to February 1942 and July 1943 to April 1944
• 1st Welch Regiment
  Welch Regiment
  The Welch Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1969.-History:It was formed as the Welsh Regiment during the Childers Reforms of 1881, by the amalgamation of the 41st Regiment of Foot and the 69th Regiment of Foot...
  
   January to April 1942
• 8th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Artillery February 1942
• 3/10th Baluch Regiment
  10th Baluch Regiment
  The 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. After the Partition of India, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army. In 1956, it was amalgamated with the 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments...
  
   April 1942 to February 1943 and June 1944 to August 1945
• 1/4th Essex Regiment
  Essex Regiment
  The Essex Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army that saw active service from 1881 to 1958. Members of the regiment were recruited from across Essex county. Its lineage is continued by the Royal Anglian Regiment.-Origins:...
  
   April 1942 to August 1944 and November 1944 to August 1945
• 1/9th Gurkha Rifles  February 1943 to August 1945
• 1st Westminster Regiment January 1944
• 2/7th Gurkha Rifles August to September 1944 ? 2/7 Gurkha Rifles Gurkha
• 18th Field Company, Indian Engineers May to October 1941

External links

• 5th Mountain Brigade recent report