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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Infantry Brigade of the Indian army during World War II}}<br />
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The '''21st Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]].<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Indian troops advance across the Aquino aerodrome 1944.jpg|thumb|left|Indian troops of "Y" Company, 1st Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]], advancing under cover of smoke across the aerodrome. Wrecked planes and hangars can be seen through the smoke. Aquino, Italy, 25 May 1944.]]<br />
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It was converted from the '''Quetta Brigade''' in September 1940, and assigned to the [[9th Infantry Division (India)|9th Indian Infantry Division]]. In March 1941, it was transferred to the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]] and took part in the [[Anglo-Iraqi War]] in May 1941. The brigade then moved to [[Egypt]] and came under command [[Eighth Army (United Kingdom)|British Eighth Army]] between July and November 1942. It returned to [[Iraq]], assigned to the [[8th Infantry Division (India)|8th Indian Infantry Division]], in November 1942 and moved with to [[Damascus]] in March 1943. In September the division arrived in [[Taranto]] in southern Italy and the brigade remained with 8th Indian Division throughout the rest of the [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]] apart from short attachments to the [[78th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|British 78th Infantry Division]] in November 1943, and the [[6th Armoured Division (United Kingdom)|British 6th Armoured Division]] between April and May 1944.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=21 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1404&Tab=Sup}}</ref><br />
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==Formation==<br />
* 2nd Battalion, [[10th Gurkha Rifles]] September 1940 to October 1941<br />
* 2nd Battalion, [[4th Gurkha Rifles]] September 1940 to March 1942 <br />
* 4th Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] March 1941 to June 1942<br />
* 3rd Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] June 1941 <br />
* 157th Field Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]] June to July 1941<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry]] December 1941 to July 1942<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] June to November 1942<br />
* ?[[8th Gurkha Rifles]] June 1942 to January 1943<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders]] July to August 1942<br />
* 3rd Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]] September to December 1942<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] November 1942 to August 1945<br />
* 5th Battalion, [[Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment]] November 1942 to June 1945<br />
* 3rd Battalion, [[15th Punjab Regiment]] January to April 1943 and September 1943 to August 1945<br />
* [[1st King's Dragoon Guards]] August 1944<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[Jaipur Infantry]] April to June 1945<br />
* 9th Field Company, [[Indian Engineers]] June to July 1941 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=21 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1404&Tab=S}}</ref><br />
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==Officers commanding==<br />
The following officers commanded the brigade during the war.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/Units/UnitAppointments?UniX=1404 | title=21st Indian Infantry Brigade Command Appointments | publisher=Orders of Battle.com | accessdate=27 October 2015}}</ref><br />
:Brigadier [[Charles Joseph Weld|C.J. Weld]] (Sep 1940 - May 1942)<br />
:Brigadier J.J. Purves (May 1942 - Mar 1943)<br />
:Brigadier B.S. Mould (Mar 1943 - Aug 1945)<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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[[Category:British Indian Army brigades]]<br />
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