Indian 10th Infantry Division
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The Indian 10th Infantry Division was a war formed Infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. In four years, the division traveled over 4000 miles (6,437.4 km) from Tehran
to Trieste
, fought three little wars, and fought two great campaigns: Anglo-Iraqi War
, Invasion of Syria-Lebanon
, Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
, North African Campaign
, and Italian Campaign
.
in early 1941 under Major-General W.A.K. Fraser
. Command was passed in May 1941 to Major-General William "Bill" Slim when Fraser fell ill.
As part of Iraqforce
, the division first fought in Iraq
, in Syria
, and in Iran
against forces potentially barring the road from Europe
to India
.
In March 1942 command of the division passed from Major-General Slim to Major-General T.W. "Pete" Rees
when Slim was ordered to India to take command of Burma Corps
, the kernal that would eventually become the Fourteenth Army.
The division then moved on to North Africa
for the battle for Libya
. Initially the division was committed piecemeal with units involved El Adem and Sidi Rezegh during the Battle of Gazala
. In June the division, with 2nd Free French Brigade under command, was ordered by William Gott
, the XIII Corps
commander, to hold a position near the Egyptian border with Libya for 72 hours during the Eighth Army
's retreat to El Alamein. Rees responded that the division had only just concentrated and that defensive works were as yet inadequate. He believed therefore that the division was unlikely to be able to withstand a full-scale attack from Rommel. Gott immediately visited Rees and relieved him of command of the division, telling him he lacked resolution. Command passed to Major-General John Nichols and as Rees had foretold, the division was overrun at the Mersa Matruh defenses. Rees was posted to command Indian 19th Infantry Division
in Burma.
The division then went to Cyprus
for regrouping and hill training under Major-General Alan Bruce Blaxland
and then to Iraq to join Tenth Army, part of Paiforce
. In July 1943, Major-General Wilfrid Lloyd
took command when Blaxland was promoted and in January 1944, command passed to Major-General Denys Reid
when Lloyd was killed in an air crash. Reid remained in command until the end of British involvement in the division in 1947.
After nearly a year of relative inactivity and training, the Indian 10th Infantry Division was sent in March 1944 to Italy
to join Eighth Army
on the Adriatic front. The division fought the rest of the Italian Campaign
, facing hard fighting northwards through central Italy with the Eighth Army. Numerous mountain battles and river crossings followed with Operation Olive on the Gothic Line
and then the spring 1945 offensive
. The division earned many battle honours and decorations and suffered many casualties before final victory in Italy in May 1945. Security tasks on the Yugoslav
border around Trieste
completed the Division's war service.
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
to Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
, fought three little wars, and fought two great campaigns: Anglo-Iraqi War
Anglo-Iraqi War
The Anglo-Iraqi War was the name of the British campaign against the rebel government of Rashid Ali in the Kingdom of Iraq during the Second World War. The war lasted from 2 May to 31 May 1941. The campaign resulted in the re-occupation of Iraq by British armed forces and the return to power of the...
, Invasion of Syria-Lebanon
Syria-Lebanon campaign
The Syria–Lebanon campaign, also known as Operation Exporter, was the Allied invasion of Vichy French-controlled Syria and Lebanon, in June–July 1941, during World War II. Time Magazine referred to the fighting as a "mixed show" while it was taking place and the campaign remains little known, even...
, Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran was the Allied invasion of the Imperial State of Iran during World War II, by British, Commonwealth, and Soviet armed forces. The invasion from August 25 to September 17, 1941, was codenamed Operation Countenance...
, North African Campaign
North African campaign
During the Second World War, the North African Campaign took place in North Africa from 10 June 1940 to 13 May 1943. It included campaigns fought in the Libyan and Egyptian deserts and in Morocco and Algeria and Tunisia .The campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had...
, and Italian Campaign
Italian Campaign (World War II)
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
.
World War II
The Indian 10th Infantry Division was formed in IraqIraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
in early 1941 under Major-General W.A.K. Fraser
William Archibald Kenneth Fraser
William Archibald Kenneth Fraser, CB, CBE, DSO, MVO, MC was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-Biography:...
. Command was passed in May 1941 to Major-General William "Bill" Slim when Fraser fell ill.
As part of Iraqforce
Iraqforce
Iraqforce was a British and Commonwealth formation that came together in the Kingdom of Iraq. The formation fought in the Middle East during World War II.-Background:...
, the division first fought in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
, in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
, and in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
against forces potentially barring the road from Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
to India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
In March 1942 command of the division passed from Major-General Slim to Major-General T.W. "Pete" Rees
Thomas Wynford Rees
Thomas Wynford Rees CB, CIE, DSO & Bar, MC, DL was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I, the interwar years, World War II, and post-war.-Early life and career:The son of the Reverend T. M...
when Slim was ordered to India to take command of Burma Corps
Burma Corps
The Burma Corps was an Army Corps of the Indian Army during World War II.It was formed in Prome, Burma in March 1942, it took part in the Burma Campaign and was disbanded on arrival in India in May 1942.-Formation:*1st Burma Infantry Division...
, the kernal that would eventually become the Fourteenth Army.
The division then moved on to North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
for the battle for Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. Initially the division was committed piecemeal with units involved El Adem and Sidi Rezegh during the Battle of Gazala
Battle of Gazala
The Battle of Gazala was an important battle of the Second World War Western Desert Campaign, fought around the port of Tobruk in Libya from 26 May-21 June 1942...
. In June the division, with 2nd Free French Brigade under command, was ordered by William Gott
William Gott
Lieutenant-General William Henry Ewart Gott CB, CBE, DSO and bar, MC , nicknamed "Strafer", was a British Army officer during both the First and Second World Wars, reaching the rank of lieutenant-general when serving in the British Eighth Army.-Military career:Educated at Harrow School he was...
, the XIII Corps
XIII Corps (United Kingdom)
XIII Corps was a British infantry corps during World War I and World War II.-World War I:XIII Corps was formed in France on 15 November 1915 under Lieutenant-General Walter Congreve to be part of Fourth Army. It was first seriously engaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. On the First day on...
commander, to hold a position near the Egyptian border with Libya for 72 hours during the Eighth Army
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations of the British Army during World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns....
's retreat to El Alamein. Rees responded that the division had only just concentrated and that defensive works were as yet inadequate. He believed therefore that the division was unlikely to be able to withstand a full-scale attack from Rommel. Gott immediately visited Rees and relieved him of command of the division, telling him he lacked resolution. Command passed to Major-General John Nichols and as Rees had foretold, the division was overrun at the Mersa Matruh defenses. Rees was posted to command Indian 19th Infantry Division
Indian 19th Infantry Division
The Indian 19th Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II, and played a prominent part in the final part of the Burma Campaign....
in Burma.
The division then went to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
for regrouping and hill training under Major-General Alan Bruce Blaxland
Alan Bruce Blaxland
Alan Bruce Blaxland CB OBE was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War II.As part of Paiforce , Brigadier Blaxland commanded the 27th Indian Infantry Brigade of the Indian 6th Infantry Division during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia.In 1942, Blaxland was made an acting...
and then to Iraq to join Tenth Army, part of Paiforce
Iraqforce
Iraqforce was a British and Commonwealth formation that came together in the Kingdom of Iraq. The formation fought in the Middle East during World War II.-Background:...
. In July 1943, Major-General Wilfrid 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:...
took command when Blaxland was promoted and in January 1944, command passed to Major-General Denys Reid
Denys Whitehorn Reid
Denys Whitehorn Reid CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, MC and Bar was an officer in the British Army and the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-World War I and inter-war years:...
when Lloyd was killed in an air crash. Reid remained in command until the end of British involvement in the division in 1947.
After nearly a year of relative inactivity and training, the Indian 10th Infantry Division was sent in March 1944 to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to join Eighth Army
Eighth Army (United Kingdom)
The Eighth Army was one of the best-known formations of the British Army during World War II, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns....
on the Adriatic front. The division fought the rest of the Italian Campaign
Italian Campaign (World War II)
The Italian Campaign of World War II was the name of Allied operations in and around Italy, from 1943 to the end of the war in Europe. Joint Allied Forces Headquarters AFHQ was operationally responsible for all Allied land forces in the Mediterranean theatre, and it planned and commanded the...
, facing hard fighting northwards through central Italy with the Eighth Army. Numerous mountain battles and river crossings followed with Operation Olive on the Gothic Line
Gothic Line
The Gothic Line formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's last major line of defence in the final stages of World War II along the summits of the Apennines during the fighting retreat of German forces in Italy against the Allied Armies in Italy commanded by General Sir Harold Alexander.Adolf Hitler...
and then the spring 1945 offensive
Spring 1945 offensive in Italy
The Spring 1945 offensive in Italy, codenamed Operation Grapeshot, was the Allied attack by Fifth United States Army and British 8th Army into the Lombardy Plain which started on 6 April 1945 and ended on 2 May with the surrender of German forces in Italy....
. The division earned many battle honours and decorations and suffered many casualties before final victory in Italy in May 1945. Security tasks on the Yugoslav
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
border around Trieste
Trieste
Trieste is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south and east of the city...
completed the Division's war service.
Division Formation in World War II
General Officers Commanding:- Major-General W.A.K. FraserWilliam Archibald Kenneth FraserWilliam Archibald Kenneth Fraser, CB, CBE, DSO, MVO, MC was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-Biography:...
(January 1941 to May 1941) - Major-General William Slim (May 1941 to March 1942)
- Major-General T.W. ReesThomas Wynford ReesThomas Wynford Rees CB, CIE, DSO & Bar, MC, DL was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War I, the interwar years, World War II, and post-war.-Early life and career:The son of the Reverend T. M...
(March 1942 to June 1942) - Major-General J.S. Nichols (June 1942 to July 1942)
- Major-General A.B. BlaxlandAlan Bruce BlaxlandAlan Bruce Blaxland CB OBE was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War II.As part of Paiforce , Brigadier Blaxland commanded the 27th Indian Infantry Brigade of the Indian 6th Infantry Division during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Persia.In 1942, Blaxland was made an acting...
(July 1942 to July 1943) - Major-General W.L. LloydWilfrid Lewis LloydMajor-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:...
(July 1943 to January 1944) - Major-General D.W. ReidDenys Whitehorn ReidDenys Whitehorn Reid CB, CBE, DSO and Bar, MC and Bar was an officer in the British Army and the British Indian Army during World War I and World War II.-World War I and inter-war years:...
(January 1944 to end of war)
Division troops
- 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse (Divisional Reconnaissance Reg)
- Royal ArtilleryRoyal ArtilleryThe 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:...
- Commanders Royal Artillery: Brigadier R.P. Waller (to August 1942); Brigadier W.R. Goodman March 1943 onwards)
-
- HQ
- 68,97 & 154 Field Regiments RA
- 13 Anti-Tank Regiment
- 30 Light A.A. Regiment RA
-
- Indian Engineers
- 5 Field Company King George's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 10 & 61 Field Companies Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and MinersMadras Engineer GroupMadras Engineer Group are a regiment of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The Madras Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile Madras Presidency army of the British Raj. This regiment has its HQ in Bangalore...
- 41 Field Park Company King George's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 10 Indian Division Signals
- 1st (MG) Bn The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
10th Indian Infantry Brigade (from September 1942)
- Officers commanding:
- Brigadier William Slim (September 1939 to January 1941)
- Lieutenant-Colonel B.C. FletcherBernard Campbell FletcherBernard Campbell Fletcher DSO, MC was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War II.During the East African Campaign, Fletcher commanded both the Indian 10th Infantry Brigade and the Indian 9th Infantry Brigade, both of the Indian 5th Infantry Division...
(January 1941 to March 1941) - Brigadier T.W. Rees (March 1941 to March 1942)
- Brigadier C.H. BoucherCharles Hamilton BoucherMajor-General Sir Charles Boucher KBE CB DSO and bar was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War II.-Military career:Boucher was commissioned into the 2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles in 1916....
(March 1942 to June 1942) - Brigadier A.W.W. Holworthy (July 1942 to October 1942)
- Brigadier J.A. Finlay (October 1942 to February 1944)
- Brigadier T.N. Smith (February 1944 to end of war)
- HQ
- 1st battalion Durham Light InfantryDurham Light InfantryThe Durham Light Infantry was an infantry regiment of the British Army from 1881 to 1968. It was formed by the amalgamation of the 68th Regiment of Foot and the 106th Regiment of Foot along with the militia and rifle volunteers of County Durham...
- 4th battalion 10th Baluch Regiment10th Baluch RegimentThe 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...
- 2nd battalion 4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles4th Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha RiflesThe 4 Gorkha Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was originally raised in 1857 as part of the British Indian Army, but after India's independence in 1947 it was one of six Gurkha regiments transferred to the Indian Army...
20th Indian Infantry Brigade
- Officers commanding:
- Brigadier D. PowellDonald PowellDonald Powell was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War II'-Biography:As part of Iraqforce , Brigadier Powell commanded the 20th Indian Brigade of the Indian 10th Infantry Division during the Anglo-Iraqi War, the Syria-Lebanon campaign, and the Anglo-Soviet invasion of...
(September 1940 to March 1942) - Brigadier L.E. MacGregor (March 1942 to June 1943)
- Brigadier J.B. MacDonald (June 1943 to end of war)
- HQ
- 8th battalion The Manchester RegimentThe Manchester RegimentThe Manchester Regiment was a regiment of the British army, formed in 1881 by the amalgamation of the 63rd Regiment of Foot and the 96th Regiment of Foot...
(until Oct 1944) - 1st battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment2nd Punjab RegimentThe 2nd Punjab Regiment was a British Indian Army regiment from 1922 to the partition of India in 1947.The regiment was formed by the amalgamation of other regiments:*1st Battalion, from the 67th Punjabis, formerly the 7th Regiment of Madras Native Infantry...
(from Oct 1944 to May 1945) - 2nd battalion The Loyal RegimentLoyal Regiment (North Lancashire)The Loyal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army from 1881 to 1970...
(from May 1945) - 3rd battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry5th Mahratta Light InfantryThe 5th Mahratta Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, whenthe Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment fought in World War II and raised 30 battalions...
- 2nd battalion 3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha Rifles3rd Queen Alexandra's Own Gurkha RiflesThe 3 Gorkha Rifles is an Indian Army infantry regiment. It was originally a Gurkha regiment of the British Indian Army formed in 1815. They were present at a number of actions and wars including the Siege of Delhi in 1857 to the First and Second World Wars...
- Nabha Akal Infantry (from Oct 1944 to April 1945)
21st Indian Infantry Brigade (until June 1942)
- Officers commanding:
- Brigadier C.J. WeldCharles Joseph WeldCharles Joseph Weld CIE MC was an officer in the British Indian Army during the interwar years, World War II, and post-war.As part of Iraqforce, Brigadier Weld commanded the 21st Indian Brigade of the Indian 10th Infantry Division during the Anglo-Iraqi War and the Syria-Lebanon campaign.As part...
(Sep 1940 - May 1942) - Brigadier J.J. Purves (May 1942 - Mar 1943)
- Brigadier B.S. Mould (Mar 1943 - Aug 1945)
- HQ
- 5th Battalion The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment (Nov 1942 to Jun 1945)
- 1st Battalion 5th Mahratta Light Infantry5th Mahratta Light InfantryThe 5th Mahratta Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, whenthe Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment fought in World War II and raised 30 battalions...
(from Nov 1942) - 3rd Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment15th Punjab RegimentThe 15th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. It was transferred to Pakistan Army on Partition of India in 1947, and amalgamated with the 1st, 14th and 16th Punjab Regiments in 1956 to form the Punjab Regiment....
(from Apr 1943) - 1st Jaipur Infantry, State Forces (from Apr 1945)
- 2nd Battalion 8th Gurkha Rifles8 Gorkha RiflesThe 8 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised in 1824 as part of the British East India Company and later transferred to the British Indian Army after the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The regiment served in the World War I and World War II, before being one of the Gurkha...
(Jun 1942 to Jan 1943)
25th Indian Infantry Brigade
- Officers commanding:
- Brigadier R.G. MountainRonald Gervase MountainRonald Gervase Mountain was an officer in the British Indian Army during World War II. "Gervase" may also be spelled "Gervais."-Biography:Mountain was born in Caistor, Lincolnshire...
(February 1941 to July 1942) - Brigadier A.E. Arderne (July 1942 onwards)
- HQ
- 1st battalion The King's Own Royal Regiment
- 3rd battalion 1st Punjab Regiment1st Punjab RegimentThe 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....
- 4th battalion 11th Sikh Regiment11th Sikh RegimentThe 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....
- 3rd battalion 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles18th Royal Garhwal RiflesThe 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. They were they only Indian Infantry regiment to remain intact...
43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade
From 6 October 1944-
- 2/6th Gurkha Rifles
- 2/8th Gurkha Rifles
- 2/10th Gurkha Rifles
Support Units
- Royal Indian Army Service Corps
- 10 Indian Division Troops Transport Company
- 10, 20 & 25 Brigade Transport Company
- 22 Indian Supply Company
- Medical Services
- I.M.S
- R.A.M.CRoyal Army Medical CorpsThe Royal Army Medical Corps is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all British Army personnel and their families in war and in peace...
- I.M.D
- I.H.C
- I.A.M.C
- 14,21,&30 Indian Field Ambulances
- 10 Indian Division Provost Unit
- Indian Army Ordnance Corps
- 10 Indian Division Ordnance Field Park
- Indian Electrical & Mechanical Engineers
- 125,126 & 127 Infantry Workshop Companies
- 10 Indian Division Recovery Company
Assigned brigades
All theses brigades were assigned or attached to the division at some time during World War II- 24th Indian Infantry Brigade24th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 24th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. The brigade was formed in February 1941, in India and at first assigned to the 10th Indian Infantry Division, and fought in the Anglo-Iraqi War. The brigade was transferred to the 8th Indian Infantry...
- 25th Indian Infantry Brigade25th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 25th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in February, 1941 at Ahmednagar in India and assigned to the 10th Indian Infantry Division....
- 15th Indian Infantry Brigade15th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 15th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1940, at Secunderabad in India and assigned to the 9th Indian Infantry Division. Between February and March 1941, it was attached to the 10th Indian Infantry Division,...
- 21st Indian Infantry Brigade21st Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 21st Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was converted from the Quetta Brigade in September 1940, and assigned to the 9th Indian Infantry Division. In March 1941, it was transferred to the 10th Indian Infantry Division and took part in...
- 20th Indian Infantry Brigade20th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 20th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1940, by the conversion of the Khojak Brigade and assigned to the 9th Indian Infantry Division...
- 17th Indian Infantry Brigade17th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 17th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in November 1940, at the Delhi Cantonment in India and assigned to the 8th Indian Infantry Division. They were sent to participate in the Anglo-Iraqi War and the Syria-Lebanon Campaign...
- 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade
- British 9th Armoured BrigadeBritish 9th Armoured BrigadeThe 9th Armoured Brigade was a British Army brigade formed during the Second World War.The 9th Armoured Brigade was formed from the redesignation of the 4th Cavalry Brigade, a 1st Line Yeomanry brigade in the Territorial Army which had been part of the 1st Cavalry Division...
- 252nd Indian Armoured Brigade252nd Indian Armoured BrigadeThe 252nd Indian Armoured Brigade was an armoured formation of the Indian Army during World War II.It was formed as the 3rd Indian Cavalry Brigade in September 1939, and then when mechanized renamed the 2nd Indian Armoured Brigade in February 1940, and finally the 252nd in January 1942, when it was...
- British 1st Armoured BrigadeBritish 1st Armoured BrigadeThe 1st Armoured Brigade was a regular British Army unit formed from the redesignation of the 1st Light Armoured Brigade on 3 September 1939.-Second World War History:...
- 18th Indian Infantry Brigade18th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 18th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in October, 1940 at Meerut in India and assigned to the 8th Indian Infantry Division. It was then detached for independent duties in Abaden in Persia...
- 5th Indian Infantry Brigade5th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 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 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...
- 10th Indian Infantry Brigade10th Indian Infantry BrigadeThe 10th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1939. In June 1940 it was assigned to the 5th Indian Infantry Division and in September 1940, sailed for East Africa...
- British 234th Infantry Brigade
- British 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)British 1st Infantry Brigade (Guards)The 1st Mechanized Brigade is a British Army formation with a long history including service during the First and Second World Wars .- History :Initially as 1st Brigade, the formation was part of 1st Division during World War I...
- 43rd Indian Infantry Brigade (Lorried)
- 7th Armoured Brigade7th Armoured BrigadeThe 7th Armoured Brigade or 7th Armored Brigade may refer to any of a number of military units:*7th Armoured Brigade *7th Armoured Brigade *7th Armoured Brigade...