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|unit_name= 2nd Indian Infantry Brigade<br>16th Indian Infantry Brigade<br>116th Indian Infantry Brigade
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|dates= 1939–1945
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|notable_commanders= [[Cyril Noyes|Sir Cyril Noyes]]

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The '''2nd Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in [[Rawalpindi]] in September 1939. In October 1940, it was renamed '''16th (Independent) Indian Infantry Brigade''' in November 1941, and left India for Burma. The brigade was caught in the [[Battle of Sittang Bridge]] where it suffered heavy losses. Instead of being reformed in September 1942, it was renamed yet again, this time to '''116th Indian Infantry Brigade'''. Attached to the [[39th Indian Infantry Division]] it now provided specialised jungle conversion training. An infantry battalion would spend from four to six months with the brigade, before being sent to the front to replace a tired battalion in one of the fighting divisions.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=16 Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6157&Tab=Uhi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070706171348/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6157&Tab=Uhi|archive-date=6 July 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Formation==
===2nd Indian Infantry Brigade===
*1st Battalion, [[Devonshire Regiment]] from September 1940
*2nd Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] to March 1940
*4th Battalion, [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] to September 1940
*1st Battalion, [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] March to September 1940
*2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment June to September 1940 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=2 Infantry Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=20137&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===16th Indian Infantry Brigade===
*1st Battalion, [[9th Jat Regiment]] October 1940 to March 1941
*2nd Battalion, [[1st Gurkha Rifles]] October 1940 to April 1941
*4th Battalion, [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] October 1940 to March 1941
*4th Battalion, [[1st Gurkha Rifles]] July 1941 to October 1941
*1st Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment October 1941 to July 1942
*1st Battalion, [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] October 1941 to December 1941
*4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment October 1941 to January 1942
*7th Battalion, [[Burma Rifles]] December 1941 to January 1942
*4th Battalion, Burma Rifles January 1942
*1st Battalion, 7th Gurkha Rifles January to February 1942
*2nd Battalion, Burma Rifles February 1942
*2nd Battalion, [[King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry]] February 1942
*4th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment February to September 1942
*4th Battalion, Burma Rifles February to March 1942
*3rd Battalion, Burma Rifles February to March 1942
*8th Battalion, Burma Rifles February to March 1942
*2nd Battalion, [[Duke of Wellington's Regiment]] February to May 1942
*7th Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] February to May 1942
*7th Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment July to September 1942 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=16 Infantry Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6157&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

===116th Indian Infantry Brigade===
*7th Battalion, [[9th Jat Regiment]] September 1942 to September 1943
*7th Battalion, [[14th Punjab Regiment]] December 1942 to August 1943
*1st Battalion, [[Assam Regiment]] March to August 1943
*1st Battalion, [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] April to November 1943
*2nd Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]] August to December 1943
*2nd Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] August 1943 to March 1944
*6th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] August to December 1943
*2nd Battalion, [[Ajmer Regiment]] [[Indian State Forces|IAS]] March to September 1944
*5th Battalion, [[3rd Madras Regiment]] March to September 1944
*4th Battalion, [[Jammu and Kashmir Infantry]] IAS April to September 1944
*2nd Battalion, [[Green Howards]] May to September 1944
*1st Battalion, [[3rd Madras Regiment]] September 1944 to January 1945
*6th Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] September 1944 to April 1945
*6th Battalion, [[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] September 1944 to April 1945
*16th Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] September 1944 to March 1945
*1st Battalion, [[Cameronians (Scottish Rifles)|Cameronians]] October 1944 to March 1945
*1st Battalion, [[Royal Warwickshire Regiment]] October 1944 to April 1945
*8th Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] February to August 1945
*1st Battalion, [[Gloucestershire Regiment]] April to August 1945
*[[18th King Edward VII's Own Cavalry]] May to August 1945
*1st Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]] June to August 1945 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=116 Infantry Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=10069&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|World War II}}
* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

[[Category:British Indian Army brigades]]
[[Category:Military units and formations in Burma in World War II]]

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2nd Indian Infantry Brigade - Revision history

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