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|dates= 1941&ndash;1942<br />
|country= {{flagicon|British Raj}} [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
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|branch= [[File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg|23px]] [[British Indian Army]]<br />
|type= [[Infantry]]<br />
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The '''28th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. The brigade was formed in March 1941, at [[Secunderabad]] in [[British Raj|India]] and assigned to the [[6th Infantry Division (India)|6th Indian Infantry Division]]. In September 1941, the brigade was sent to Malaya. Coming under command [[III Corps (India)|III Indian Corps]] and [[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Indian Infantry Division]] the brigade surrendered with the rest of the Commonwealth forces during the [[Battle of Singapore]] on 15 February 1942.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=28 Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6163&Tab=Uhi}}</ref><br />
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==Formation==<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[9th Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[2nd Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[1st Gurkha Rifles]] to 7 January 1942<br />
*5th Field Artillery Regiment [[Royal Artillery]]<br />
*[[155th (Lanarkshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery]] (16x4.5inch Howitzers) - attached at Kampar & Slim River<br />
*3rd Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] 22 to 27 December 1941 and 8 to 10 January 1942 <br />
*3rd Battalion, [[17th Dogra Regiment]] 1 to 13 January 1942<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] 8 to 14 January 1942 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=28 Infantry Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6141&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104065842/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6141&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-01-04}}</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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[[Category:Brigades of India in World War II]]<br />
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