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| unit_name = 47th Indian Infantry Brigade<br />
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| dates = 1941&ndash;1945<br />
| country = [[British India]]<br />
| allegiance = [[British Crown]]<br />
| branch = [[British Indian Army]]<br />
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| size = [[Brigade]]<br />
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| equipment = <!-- Commanders --><br />
| Past Commanders = <br />
| notable_commanders = Brigadier G L Blight<br>Brigadier E H Blacker<br>Brigadier R A&nbsp;A Wimberley <br />
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| battles = [[Burma Campaign]]<br />
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The '''47th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an Infantry formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. The brigade was formed October 1941, at [[Secunderabad]] in India and assigned to the [[19th Indian Infantry Division]]. In March 1942, it was transferred to the [[14th Indian Infantry Division]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=47 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6164&Tab=Sup}}</ref><br />
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==Formation==<br />
*1st Battalion, [[7th Rajput Regiment]] October 1941 to May 1943<br />
*5th Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] October 1941 to June 1943<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] October 1941 to September 1942<br />
*1st Battalion, [[Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers]] October 1942 to July 1943<br />
*MG Battalion, [[9th Jat Regiment]] January to February 1943<br />
*7th Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] July 1943 to August 1945<br />
*14th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] July 1943 to August 1945<br />
*15th Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] August 1943 to August 1945 <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=47 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6164&Tab=Su}}</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:British Indian Army brigades]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations in Burma in World War II]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1941]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1945]]<br />
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