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|command_structure= [[14th Indian Infantry Division]]<br />
|garrison=[[Chittagong]]<br />
|notable_commanders=[[Lechmere Thomas]]<br />
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The '''88th Indian Infantry Brigade''' was an [[infantry]] [[brigade]] formation of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in September 1942, at [[Chittagong]] to protect the [[14th Indian Infantry Division]]'s [[lines of communication]]s and was disbanded on 8 May 1943.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=88 Indian Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=26725&Tab=Uhi|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120612075311/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=26725&Tab=Uhi|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-12}}</ref> It was commanded by [[Brigadier (United_Kingdom)|Brigadier]] [[Lechmere Thomas]].<br />
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==Formation==<br />
*5th Battalion, [[9th Jat Regiment]] September 1942 to April 1943 <br />
*1st Battalion, [[16th Punjab Regiment]] September 1942 to February 1943<br />
*14th Battalion, [[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] October 1942 to May 1943 <ref>{{cite web|access-date=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=88 Indian Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=26725&Tab=Sub|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120612075319/http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=26725&Tab=Sub|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-06-12}}</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]]</div>Bot