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The '''18th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in October, 1940 at [[Meerut]] in [[British Raj|India]] and assigned to the [[8th Infantry Division (India)|8th Indian Infantry Division]]. It was then detached for independent duties in [[Abadan]] in [[Persia]]. In June 1942 the 18th Brigade, having been rushed over to [[Western Desert Campaign|North Africa]] from Mosul, and was attached to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]], had only two days to prepare defensive positions, was overrun by [[Erwin Rommel]]'s tanks at [[Deir el Shein]] in front of the [[Ruweisat Ridge]]. In the process, however, they gained valuable time for the rest of the [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|British Eighth Army]] to organise the defences for what was to be known as the [[First Battle of El Alamein]], halting Rommel's advance towards [[Egypt]]. The remnants of the Brigade were then sent to the [[5th Infantry Division (India)|5th Indian Infantry Division]] and the 18th Brigade was officially disbanded in August 1942.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=18 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1413&Tab=Sup|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120302030442/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1413&Tab=Sup|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-03-02}}</ref><br />
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==Formation==<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]] October 1940 to July 1942<br />
*3rd Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] October 1940 to October 1941<br />
*1st Battalion, [[2nd Gurkha Rifles]] November 1940 to April 1942 <br />
*2/5th Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]] December 1941 to July 1942<br />
*4th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] April to July 1942<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1942 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=18 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1413&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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