10th Indian Infantry Brigade - Revision history

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	The '''10th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in September 1939. In June 1940 it was assigned to the [[5th Infantry Division (India)\|5th Indian Infantry Division]] and in September 1940, sailed for East Africa. The brigade spent time attached to other formations, the [[4th Infantry Division (India)\|4th Indian Infantry Division]] between June 1940 and March 1941, and the [[10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)\|British 10th Armoured Division]] between March and June 1942, where it was destroyed during the [[Battle of Gazala]]. A new brigade was formed in Egypt and assigned to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]], with which it fought in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)\|Italian Campaign]] from April 1944 until the end of the war.<ref>{{cite web~~\|accessdate=2009-10-23\|publisher=Order of Battle~~\|title=10 Indian Brigade\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sup~~}}{{Dead link~~\|date=~~August 2019~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ \|~~fix-attempted~~=~~yes~~ }}</ref>		The '''10th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in September 1939. In June 1940 it was assigned to the [[5th Infantry Division (India)\|5th Indian Infantry Division]] and in September 1940, sailed for East Africa. The brigade spent time attached to other formations, the [[4th Infantry Division (India)\|4th Indian Infantry Division]] between June 1940 and March 1941, and the [[10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)\|British 10th Armoured Division]] between March and June 1942, where it was destroyed during the [[Battle of Gazala]]. A new brigade was formed in Egypt and assigned to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]], with which it fought in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)\|Italian Campaign]] from April 1944 until the end of the war. <ref>{{cite web \|title=10 Indian Brigade \|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sup \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131130191724/http://web.archive.org/web/20120225210047/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitData?UniX=1401&Tab=Sup \|archive-date=2013-11-30 \|accessdate=2009-10-23 \|publisher=Order of Battle}}</ref>

	==Formation==		==Formation==
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	*1st Battalion, [[Durham Light Infantry]] May 1944 to August 1945		*1st Battalion, [[Durham Light Infantry]] May 1944 to August 1945
	*4th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1944 and December 1944 to January 1945		*4th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1944 and December 1944 to January 1945
	*2nd Battalion, [[6th Gurkha Rifles]] November to December 1944		*2nd Battalion, [[6th Gurkha Rifles]] November to December 1944
	*3rd Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] December 1944		*3rd Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] December 1944
	*[[Jodhpur Sardar Infantry]] December 1944 to March 1945 <ref>{{cite web~~\|accessdate=2009-10-23\|publisher=Order of Battle~~\|title=10 Indian Brigade Units\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sub~~}}{{Dead link~~\|date=~~August 2019~~ \|~~bot~~=~~InternetArchiveBot~~ \|~~fix-attempted~~=~~yes~~ }}</ref>		*[[Jodhpur Sardar Infantry]] December 1944 to March 1945 <ref>{{cite web \|title=10 Indian Brigade Units \|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sub \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131130191736/http://web.archive.org/web/20120225210052/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitData?UniX=1401&Tab=Sub \|archive-date=2013-11-30 \|accessdate=2009-10-23 \|publisher=Order of Battle}}</ref>

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	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]		* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]

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	The '''10th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in September 1939. In June 1940 it was assigned to the [[5th Infantry Division (India)\|5th Indian Infantry Division]] and in September 1940, sailed for East Africa. The brigade spent time attached to other formations, the [[4th Infantry Division (India)\|4th Indian Infantry Division]] between June 1940 and March 1941, and the [[10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)\|British 10th Armoured Division]] between March and June 1942, where it was destroyed during the [[Battle of Gazala]]. A new brigade was formed in Egypt and assigned to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]], with which it fought in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)\|Italian Campaign]] from April 1944 until the end of the war. <ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2009-10-23\|publisher=Order of Battle\|title=10 Indian Brigade\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link\|date=August 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		The '''10th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in September 1939. In June 1940 it was assigned to the [[5th Infantry Division (India)\|5th Indian Infantry Division]] and in September 1940, sailed for East Africa. The brigade spent time attached to other formations, the [[4th Infantry Division (India)\|4th Indian Infantry Division]] between June 1940 and March 1941, and the [[10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)\|British 10th Armoured Division]] between March and June 1942, where it was destroyed during the [[Battle of Gazala]]. A new brigade was formed in Egypt and assigned to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]], with which it fought in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)\|Italian Campaign]] from April 1944 until the end of the war.<ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2009-10-23\|publisher=Order of Battle\|title=10 Indian Brigade\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link\|date=August 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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	*1st Battalion, [[Durham Light Infantry]] May 1944 to August 1945		*1st Battalion, [[Durham Light Infantry]] May 1944 to August 1945
	*4th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1944 and December 1944 to January 1945		*4th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1944 and December 1944 to January 1945
	*2nd Battalion, [[6th Gurkha Rifles]] November to December 1944		*2nd Battalion, [[6th Gurkha Rifles]] November to December 1944
	*3rd Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] December 1944		*3rd Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] December 1944
	*[[Jodhpur Sardar Infantry]] December 1944 to March 1945 <ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2009-10-23\|publisher=Order of Battle\|title=10 Indian Brigade Units\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link\|date=August 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>		*[[Jodhpur Sardar Infantry]] December 1944 to March 1945 <ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2009-10-23\|publisher=Order of Battle\|title=10 Indian Brigade Units\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link\|date=August 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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The '''10th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in September 1939. In June 1940 it was assigned to the [[5th Infantry Division (India)|5th Indian Infantry Division]] and in September 1940, sailed for East Africa. The brigade spent time attached to other formations, the [[4th Infantry Division (India)|4th Indian Infantry Division]] between June 1940 and March 1941, and the [[10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|British 10th Armoured Division]] between March and June 1942, where it was destroyed during the [[Battle of Gazala]]. A new brigade was formed in Egypt and assigned to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]], with which it fought in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] from April 1944 until the end of the war. <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=10 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Formation==
*[[3rd Cavalry (India)|3rd Cavalry]] September to October 1939
*1st Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]] September 1939 to May 1940
*1st Battalion, [[2nd Punjab Regiment]] September to October 1939 and January to October 1944
*2nd Battalion, [[King's Own Scottish Borderers]] September 1939 to October 1939
*3rd Battalion, [[14th Punjab Regiment]] October 1939 to October 1940
*3rd Battalion, [[18th Royal Garhwal Rifles]] October 1939 to January 1942 and July 1942 to May 1943
*4th Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] November 1939 to August 1945
*3rd Battalion, [[2nd Punjab Regiment]] January to October 1940 and March to May 1941
*2nd Battalion, [[Highland Light Infantry]] October 1940 to June 1942
*1st Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]] October to December 1940
*28th Field Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]] March 1942 to May 1943
*2nd Battalion, [[4th Gurkha Rifles]] May 1942 to August 1945
*1st Battalion, [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]] July to August 1942
*2nd Battalion, [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]] August 1942 to January 1943
*4th Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] June to December 1943
*1st Battalion, [[Durham Light Infantry]] May 1944 to August 1945
*4th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1944 and December 1944 to January 1945
*2nd Battalion, [[6th Gurkha Rifles]] November to December 1944
*3rd Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] December 1944
*[[Jodhpur Sardar Infantry]] December 1944 to March 1945 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=10 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1401&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Officers commanding==
The following officers commanded the brigade during the war<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=1401 | title=10th Indian Infantry Brigade Command Appointments | publisher=Orders of Battle.com | accessdate=27 October 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308235218/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=1401 | archive-date=8 March 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
:Brigadier H.R.C. Lane (early to mid September 1939)
:Brigadier [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|W.J. Slim]] (late September 1939 to January 1941)
:Lieutenant-Colonel [[Bernard Campbell Fletcher|B.C. Fletcher]] (January 1941 to March 1941)
:Brigadier [[Thomas Wynford Rees|T.W. Rees]] (March 1941 to March 1942)
:Brigadier [[Charles Hamilton Boucher|C.H. Boucher]] (March 1942 to June 1942)
:Brigadier [[Arthur Holworthy|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)

==See also==
{{portal|World War II}}
* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:British Indian Army brigades]]
[[Category:Military units and formations in Burma in World War II]]

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