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	The '''24th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. The brigade was formed in February 1941, in [[British Raj\|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 Infantry Division (India)\|8th Indian Infantry Division]] in June 1941, seeing service in the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]]. The brigade remained in this theatre for the rest of the war as part of the [[6th Infantry Division (India)\|6th Indian Infantry Division]].<ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2009-10-19\|publisher=Order of Battle\|title=24 Brigade\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1403&Tab=Uhi}}</ref>		The '''24th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. The brigade was formed in February 1941, in [[British Raj\|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 Infantry Division (India)\|8th Indian Infantry Division]] in June 1941, seeing service in the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]]. The brigade remained in this theatre for the rest of the war as part of the [[6th Infantry Division (India)\|6th Indian Infantry Division]].<ref>{{cite web\|accessdate=2009-10-19\|publisher=Order of Battle\|title=24 Brigade\|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1403&Tab=Uhi}}</ref> The current GOC is

	==Formation==		==Formation==
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	*2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] September 1944 to August 1945		*2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] September 1944 to August 1945
	*[[Jodhpur Sardar Risala]] January to June 1945		*[[Jodhpur Sardar Risala]] January to June 1945
	*14th Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] February to July 1945		*14th Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] February to July 1945
	*1st Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] June to August 1945		*1st Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] June to August 1945
	*4th Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] June to August 1945		*4th Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] June to August 1945
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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{portal\|World War II}}~~
	* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]		* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]

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The '''24th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. The brigade was formed in February 1941, in [[British Raj|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 Infantry Division (India)|8th Indian Infantry Division]] in June 1941, seeing service in the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]]. The brigade remained in this theatre for the rest of the war as part of the [[6th Infantry Division (India)|6th Indian Infantry Division]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=24 Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1403&Tab=Uhi}}</ref>

==Formation==
*5th Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] February to April 1941
*2nd Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] April 1941 to January 1944 and March 1944 to July 1945
*[[19th Hyderabad Regiment|The Kumaon Rifles]] April 1941 to February 1945
*5th Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] April 1941 to January 1943
*2nd Battalion, [[Royal Sussex Regiment]] April 1943 to July 1945
*25th Battalion, [[Sikh Light Infantry]] January to March 1944 and January 1945 to July 1945
*14th Battalion, [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] April 1944 to May 1945
*2nd Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] September 1944 to August 1945
*[[Jodhpur Sardar Risala]] January to June 1945
*14th Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] February to July 1945
*1st Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] June to August 1945
*4th Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] June to August 1945
*87th Field Artillery Regiment [[Royal Artillery]] July to October 1942 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=24 Infantry Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1403&Tab=Sub}}</ref>

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

==References==
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[[Category:British Indian Army brigades]]

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