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|unit_name= 10th Indian Motor Brigade
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|dates= 1942–1943
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|notable_commanders= [[Harold Redman|Brigadier H. Redman]]<br>Brigadier F W McCallum

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The '''10th Indian Motor Brigade''' was a formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]].
It was formed in [[Egypt]] in March 1942. The brigade left Egypt for Persia in September 1942 and was converted to the [[60th Indian Infantry Brigade]] in July 1943.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=10 Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=154018&Tab=Uhi}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

During its time active the brigade was under the command of three different higher formations, the
[[10th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|10th Armoured Division]], the [[51st Highland Division]], and, from September 1942 to 1943, the [[Tenth Army (United Kingdom)|Tenth Army]].

==Formation==
*[[1st Duke of York's Own]] Skinner's Horse
*[[Central India Horse (21st King George V's Own Horse)]]
*5th Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]]
*[[10th Queen Victoria's Own Frontier Force]] Guides Cavalry [May - June 1942]<ref>C. Kempton, page 8, Loyalty & Honour Part 2 - Brigades.</ref>
*402nd Field Squadron [[Indian Engineers]]

and from November 1942
*3rd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]]
*4th Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]]<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=10 Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=154018&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

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

==References==
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