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The '''29th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed on 11 October 1940, by the renumbering of the [[21st Brigade (United Kingdom)|British 21st Infantry Brigade]]. It was assigned to the [[5th Infantry Division (India)|5th Indian Infantry Division]]. They took part in the [[East African Campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]] and the [[Western Desert Campaign]] and was destroyed on 28 June 1942 during the fighting at [[Fuka, Egypt|Fuka]] during the [[First Battle of El Alamein]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=29 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1406&Tab=Sup|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120606201450/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1406&Tab=Sup|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-06}}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[Worcestershire Regiment]] October 1940 to June 1942<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]] October 1940<br />
* 3rd Battalion, [[2nd Punjab Regiment]] October 1940 to March 1941 and May 1941 to June 1942<br />
* 6th Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] October 1940 to May 1942<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[2nd Punjab Regiment]] January 1942<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] May to June 1942<br />
* 2nd Battalion, [[Highland Light Infantry]] June 1942<br />
* 2nd Field Company, [[Indian Engineers]] August to November 1941<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=29 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1406&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120609182611/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1406&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-09}}</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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