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|dates= 1940–1942
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The '''15th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in September 1940, at [[Secunderabad]] in [[British Raj|India]] and assigned to the [[9th Infantry Division (India)|9th Indian Infantry Division]]. Between February and March 1941, it was attached to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]], before returning to the 9th in March 1941 and sailing for Malaya. Once in Malaya the brigade was assigned to the [[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Indian Infantry Division]]. During the [[Malayan Campaign]] after the [[Battle of Jitra]] and the [[Battle of Kampar]] it absorbed the remnants of the [[6th Indian Infantry Brigade]] in December 1941. The brigade eventually surrendered with the rest of the [[III Corps (India)|III Indian Corps]] after the [[Battle of Singapore]] 15 February 1942.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=15 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6143&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Formation==
*1st Battalion, [[14th Punjab Regiment]] September 1940 to January 1942
*2nd Battalion, [[9th Jat Regiment]] September 1940 to December 1941
*3rd Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] September 1940 to June 1941 and December 1941 to January 1942
*1st Battalion, [[Leicestershire Regiment]] February to December 1941
*[[British Battalion (Malaya 1941)|British Battalion]] December 1941 to February 1942 (composite battalion from remnants of destroyed British units)
*2nd Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] December 1941 to January 1942
*5th Battalion, [[14th Punjab Regiment]] December 1941 to January 1942
*The Punjab/Jat Battalion December 1941 to February 1942 (composite battalion from remnants of destroyed Indian units)
*5th Battalion, [[14th Punjab Regiment]] January to February 1942
*1st Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] February 1942 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=15 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6143&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111071457/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6143&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-11}}</ref>

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

==References==
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