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|unit_name= 77th Indian Infantry Brigade<br>77th Indian Parachute Brigade<br />
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|dates= 1942–1945<br />
|country= {{flagicon|British Raj}} [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
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|branch= [[File:British Raj Red Ensign.svg|23px]] [[British Indian Army]]<br />
|type= [[Infantry]]<br>[[Airborne forces]]<br />
|role= [[Paratrooper|Parachute infantry]]<br />
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The '''77th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in [[British Raj|India]] in June 1942. The brigade was assigned to the [[Chindits]] and organised into eight columns for operations behind enemy lines in Burma. In March 1945, it was converted into the 77th Indian Parachute Brigade and assigned to the [[44th Airborne Division (India)|44th Airborne Division]].<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=77 Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6171&Tab=Uhi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20070706171348/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6171&Tab=Uhi|archive-date=6 July 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Composition==<br />
===1942–1943===<br />
* 13th Battalion, [[King's Regiment (Liverpool)]]<br />
* 3rd Battalion, [[2nd Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
* 2nd Battalion, [[Burma Rifles]]<br />
* 3rd Battalion, [[9th Gurkha Rifles]] January 1944–August 1944<br />
* 12th Battalion, [[Nigeria Regiment]] April 1944–May 1944<br />
* 7th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment April 1944–May 1944<br />
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===1943–1945===<br />
* 3rd Battalion, [[6th Gurkha Rifles]]<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[King's Regiment (Liverpool)]]<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[Lancashire Fusiliers]]<br />
* 1st Battalion, [[South Staffordshire Regiment]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=77 Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=10073&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104085908/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=10073&Tab=Sub|archive-date=4 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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===77th Parachute Brigade===<br />
* [[15th (King's) Parachute Battalion]]<br />
* [[16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion]]<br />
* 2nd Battalion, [[Parachute Regiment (India)|Indian Parachute Regiment]]<br />
* 4th Battalion, Indian Parachute Regiment <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-19|publisher=Order of Battle|title=77 Parachute Brigade Subordanates|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6203&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104082317/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6203&Tab=Sub|archive-date=2013-01-04|url-status=dead}}</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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