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{{Short description|Infantry Brigade of the Indian army during World War II}}
{{For|the First World War formation|5th Indian Brigade}}
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|dates= 1939–1945
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The '''5th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was converted from the [[9th Indian Infantry Brigade]] in September 1939, and assigned to the [[4th Infantry Division (India)|4th Indian Infantry Division]]. The brigade first moved to Egypt and took part in the early battles in North Africa. Then in 1941, it moved to the Sudan with the [[5th Infantry Division (India)|5th Indian Infantry Division]]. Returning to 4th Indian Division command it took part in the Syria-Lebanon Campaign. The brigade then returned to [[North African Campaign|North Africa]] coming under command of the 5th and [[10th Indian Infantry Division]]s, and the [[50th (Northumbrian) Infantry Division]] and the [[51st (Highland) Division|51st (Highland) Infantry Division]] in the [[Tunisia Campaign|Campaign in Tunisia]]. The brigade once more returned to the 4th Division for the Italian Campaign and the Greek Civil War.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-22|publisher=Order of Battle|title=5 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1362&Tab=}}</ref>

==Commanders during World War II==
* [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]] Theophilus J. Ponting (Sep 1939 - Jun 1940)
* Brigadier [[Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd]] (Jun 1940 - Sep 1941)
* Brigadier [[Dudley Russell]] (Sep 1941 - Dec 1942)
* Brigadier Donald R.E.R. Bateman (Dec 1942 - Apr 1944)
* Brigadier John C. Saunders-Jacobs (Apr 1944 - 1946)

==Formation==
*1st Battalion, [[Royal Fusiliers]] September 1939 to August 1941
*25th Field Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]] September 1939 to September 1940
*3rd Battalion, [[1st Punjab Regiment]] September 1939 to February 1942
*4th Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] September 1939 to July 1943 and February to April 1944
*4th Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] January to March 1941 and August to November 1944
*3rd Battalion, [[14th Punjab Regiment]] February 1941
*1st Field Regiment, Royal Artillery June to July 1941
*[[2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion]] June 1941
*1st Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]] August to September 1941
*1st Battalion, [[Buffs (Royal East Kent Regiment)]] October to December 1941
*1st Battalion, [[6th Rajputana Rifles]] December 1941 to February 1942 and July 1943 to April 1944
*1st Battalion, [[Welch Regiment]] January to April 1942
*8th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery February 1942
*3rd Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] April 1942 to February 1943 and June 1944 to August 1945
*1/4th Battalion, [[Essex Regiment]] April 1942 to August 1944 and November 1944 to August 1945
*1st Battalion, [[9th Gurkha Rifles]] February 1943 to August 1945
*1st Battalion, [[Westminster Regiment]] January 1944
*2nd Battalion, [[7th Gurkha Rifles]] August to September 1944 ? 2/7 Gurkha Rifles Gurkha
*18th Field Company, [[Indian Engineers]] May to October 1941 <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-22|publisher=Order of Battle|title=5 Indian Brigade units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=1362&Tab=Sub}}</ref>

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101221141609/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/april01-05/body.html 5th Mountain Brigade] recent report

[[Category:British Indian Army brigades]]

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