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|unit_name=63rd Indian Infantry Brigade<br />
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|dates= 1942&ndash;1945<br />
|country= {{flagicon|British Raj}} [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
|allegiance= {{flag|British Empire}}<br />
|branch= [[File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg|26px]] [[British Indian Army]]<br />
|type= [[Infantry]]<br />
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The '''63rd Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in January 1942, at [[Jhansi]] in [[British Raj|India]] and was assigned to the [[23rd Infantry Division (India)|23rd Indian Infantry Division]] and served in the [[Burma Campaign]]. In March 1942, it was reassigned to the [[17th Infantry Division (India)|17th Indian Infantry Division]] with whom it remained for the rest of the war apart from in May 1942, when it was attached to the [[39th Indian Infantry Division]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=63 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6168&Tab=Sup}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Formation==<br />
*1st Battalion, [[11th Sikh Regiment]] January to August 1942<br />
*1st Battalion, [[10th Gurkha Rifles]] January to August 1945<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[13th Frontier Force Rifles]] February to July 1942<br />
*5th Battalion, [[17th Dogra Regiment]] March to June 1942<br />
*1st Battalion, [[Gloucestershire Regiment]] June 1942 to June 1943<br />
*1st Battalion, [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]] June 1942 to August 1944 <br />
*7th Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] January to August 1943 and August 1944 to August 1945<br />
*1st Battalion, [[4th Gurkha Rifles]] September 1943 to April 1944 and July to August 1944<br />
*1st Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] October to December 1943<br />
*4th Battalion, [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] March 1944<br />
*9th Battalion, [[Border Regiment]] August 1944 to August 1945 <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=63 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6168&Tab=Sub}}{{Dead link|date=June 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</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 />
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