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{{Short description|Infantry Brigade of the Indian army during World War II}}
{{for|the First World War formation|20th Indian Brigade}}
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The '''20th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]].

==History==
The brigade was formed in September 1940, by the conversion of the '''Khojak Brigade''' and assigned to the [[9th Indian Infantry Division]]. In April 1941, they were transferred to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]] and took part in the [[Anglo-Iraqi War]], [[Syria-Lebanon campaign]] and the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]]. Moving to Egypt in June 1942, the brigade was overrun and largely destroyed at [[Kambut|Gambut]] 18 June 1942. The brigade was reformed in the Nile Delta and returned to the 10th Division. The brigade then took part in the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] with 10th Division and ended the war in Italy.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=20 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1405&Tab=Sup}}</ref>

==Order of battle==
*2nd Battalion, [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] September 1940 to July 1941 and September 1941 to April 1942
*3rd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] September 1940 to June 1941
*2nd Battalion, [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] October 1940 to June 1941, July 1941 to January 1942 and October to November 1944
*1st Battalion, [[King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)]] June 1941
*2nd Battalion, [[4th Gurkha Rifles]] June 1941
*3rd Field Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]] June to September 1941
*5th Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] June to July 1941
*3rd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1941 to March 1942
*1st Battalion, [[South Wales Borderers]] December 1941 to August 1942
*3rd Battalion, [[18th Royal Garhwal Rifles]] March to July 1942
*1st Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] April to June 1942
*2nd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August 1942 to October 1943
*2nd Battalion, [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]] January 1943 to August 1945
*4th Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] February to June 1943
*[[Mewar Bhopal Infantry]] June 1943
*3rd Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] June 1943 to August 1945
*8th Battalion, [[Manchester Regiment]] July 1943 to September 1944
*[[List of Royal Northumberland Fusiliers battalions in World War II#1|1st Battalion]], [[Royal Northumberland Fusiliers]] (machine gun) attached 30 October to 19 November 1943 for training on Cyprus
*1st Battalion, [[2nd Punjab Regiment]] October 1944 to May 1945
*[[Nabha Akal Infantry]] October 1944 to August 1945
*2nd Battalion, [[Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire)]] May to August 1945 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=20 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1405&Tab=Sub}}</ref>

==Officers commanding==
The following officers commended the brigade during the war.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=1405 | title=20th Indian Infantry Brigade Command Appointments | publisher=Orders of Battle.com | accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref>
:Brigadier [[Donald Powell|D. Powell]] (September 1940 to March 1942)
:Brigadier L.E. MacGregor (March 1942 to June 1943)
:Brigadier J.B. MacDonald (June 1943 to end of war)

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:British Indian Army brigades]]

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