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{{Infobox military unit<br />
| unit_name = 6th (Lucknow) Infantry Brigade<br>6th Indian Infantry Brigade<br />
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| dates = pre-World War II – 22 December 1941<br />
| country = {{flag|British India|23px}}<br />
| allegiance = {{flag|British Empire}}<br />
| branch = {{army|British India|23px}}<br />
| type = [[Infantry]]<br />
| role =<br />
| size = [[Brigade]]<br />
| command_structure = [[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Indian Infantry Division]]<br />
| garrison = [[Lucknow]]<br />
| garrison_label = Peacetime HQ<br />
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| battles = [[World War II]]<br />
:[[Malayan Campaign]]<br />
::[[Battle of Gurun]]<br />
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The '''6th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. The brigade was a pre-war formation designated '''6th (Lucknow) Infantry Brigade''' in [[British Raj|India]] in September 1939.<ref name=Kempton14>{{harvnb|Kempton|2003b|p=14}}</ref> In November 1940, the brigade arrived in Singapore and come under the command of the [[11th Infantry Division (India)|11th Indian Infantry Division]]. On the 22 December 1941, the brigade was absorbed into the [[15th Indian Infantry Brigade]] after being almost destroyed at the [[Battle of Gurun]] on 15 December 1941 soon after the [[Battle of Jitra]]. What remained of the brigade surrendered to the Japanese on 15 February 1942, after the [[Battle of Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=6 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=9630&Tab=Uhi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120603185613/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=9630&Tab=Uhi|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-03}}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
*8th Field Regiment, [[Royal Artillery]] September 1939 to August 1940<br />
*1st Battalion, [[8th Punjab Regiment]] September 1939 to December 1941<br />
*1st Battalion, [[3rd Gurkha Rifles]] September 1939 to January 1940<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[10th Baluch Regiment]] September to October 1939 <br />
*2nd Battalion, [[Royal Welch Fusiliers]] September 1939 <br />
*3rd Battalion, [[2nd Punjab Regiment]] September 1939 to January 1940<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[Royal Berkshire Regiment]] September 1939 to August 1940<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] October 1939 to December 1941<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[15th Punjab Regiment]] September 1940 to May 1941<br />
*1st Battalion, [[Seaforth Highlanders]] November 1940 to February 1941<br />
*2nd Battalion, [[East Surrey Regiment]] February 1941 to December 1941 <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=6 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=9630&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120225213355/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=9630&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-02-25}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Lucknow Brigade]]<br />
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==References==<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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[[Category:Brigades of India in World War II]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1941]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations in British Malaya in World War II|Br]]<br />
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