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| dates = 1 October 1941 – November 1946<br />
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The '''33rd Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] of the [[British Indian Army]] that saw active service in the [[Indian Army during the Second World War]], notably in the [[Burma Campaign]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The '''33rd Indian Infantry Brigade''' was formed in October 1941, at [[Campbellpore]] in India. The brigade was assigned to the [[7th Indian Infantry Division]] until July 1942, when it was attached to the [[North Western Army]]. It returned to the 7th Division in December 1942, and took part in the [[Burma Campaign]]. Between April and May 1944, it was corps reserve for [[XXXIII Indian Corps]] and was attached to the [[5th Indian Infantry Division]] in March 1945. The rest of the war it was under 7th Division command.<ref>{{cite web | access-date=23 October 2009 | publisher=Order of Battle | title=33 Indian Brigade | url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6160&Tab=Sup | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120609182700/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6160&Tab=Sup | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 June 2012 }}</ref><br />
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==Order of battle==<br />
The brigade included the following units:<ref>{{cite web | access-date=23 October 2009 | publisher=Order of Battle | title=33 Indian Brigade Units | url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6160&Tab=Sub | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120609182710/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6160&Tab=Sub | url-status=dead | archive-date=9 June 2012 }}</ref><br />
*4th Battalion, [[5th Gurkha Rifles]] October 1941 to January 1944 <br />
*4th Battalion, [[10th Gurkha Rifles]] October to December 1941<br />
*4th Battalion, [[15th Punjab Regiment]] April 1942 to August 1945<br />
*4th Battalion, [[8th Gurkha Rifles]] May to October 1942<br />
*4th Battalion, [[1st Gurkha Rifles]] February 1944 to August 1945<br />
*1st Battalion, [[Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)]] December 1942 to September 1944 and April to August 1945<br />
*1st Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] March to April 1944<br />
*1st Battalion, [[Burma Regiment]] May 1944 to April 1945<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[South Lancashire Regiment]] February 1945<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] May 1945<br />
*1st Battalion, [[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] May 1945<br />
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==Commanders==<br />
The brigade had the following commanders in the Second World War:<ref name=Kempton40>{{harvnb|Kempton|2003b|p=40}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! From !! Rank !! Name !! Notes<br />
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| 1 October 1941 || [[Brigadier]] || B.C. Pigot {{postnom|MC}} || <br />
|-<br />
| December 1942 || Brigadier || [[Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham|F.J. Loftus-Tottenham]] {{postnom|DSO}} || <br />
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| 24 August 1944 || Brigadier || R.G. Collingwood {{postnom|DSO}} || <br />
|-<br />
| 28 March 1945 || [[Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)|Lt. Col.]] || L.H.O. Pugh {{postnom|DSO}} || acting ''(from 25th Mountain Regiment, [[Indian Artillery|IA]])''<br />
|-<br />
| 19 May 1945 || Brigadier || [[James Sholto Vickers|J.S. Vickers]] {{postnom|DSO}} || <br />
|-<br />
| 10 December 1945 || Brigadier || E.H.W. Cobb {{postnom|CBE}} || <br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{portal|World War II}}<br />
* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* {{cite book<br />
| last = Kempton | first = Chris<br />
| year = 2003b<br />
| title = 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947<br />
| volume = Part II Brigades<br />
| publisher = The Military Press<br />
| location = Milton Keynes<br />
| isbn = 0-85420-238-2<br />
}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{oob unit | id = 6160 | name = 33 Indian Brigade }}<br />
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[[Category:Brigades of India in World War II]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1941]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1946]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations in Burma in World War II]]</div>>Citation bot