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|unit_name=Landi Kotal Brigade
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|dates= 1920–1945
|country= [[British India]]
|allegiance= [[British Crown]]
|branch= [[British Indian Army]]
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|notable_commanders=Brigadier A. L. M. Molesworth<br>Brigadier H. T. D. Hickman<br>[[Eric Goddard|Brigadier E. N. Goddard]]

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The '''Landi Kotal Brigade''' was an infantry [[formation (military)|formation]] of the [[Indian Army during World War II]]. It was formed in 1920, for service on the [[North-West Frontier Province (1901–1955)|North West Frontier]]. It was normal practice for newly formed battalions to be posted to the North West Frontier for service before being sent to Africa, Burma or Italy.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=Landi Kotal Brigade|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=63292&Tab=Uhi}}</ref>

==Formation (during World War Two)==
*1st [[South Wales Borderers]] September to December 1939
*1/[[1st Punjab Regiment]] September 1939 to December 1940
*2/[[5th Gurkha Rifles]] September 1939 to February 1940
*3/[[9th Jat Regiment]] September to October 1939
*4/[[11th Sikh Regiment]] September to October 1939
*4/[[15th Punjab Regiment]] September 1939 to March 1941
*2/[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] October 1939 to October 1940
*2/[[9th Gurkha Rifles]] November 1939 to March 1941
*6/[[11th Sikh Regiment]] October 1940 to February 1942
*1st [[Bahawalpur Infantry]] November 1940 to March 1941
*2/[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] November 1940 to November 1941
*5/[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] December 1940 to April 1941
*3/[[6th Gurkha Rifles]] March 1941 to March 1943
*5/[[10th Baluch Regiment]] April 1941 to January 1942
*6/[[19th Hyderabad Regiment]] April 1941 to October 1942
*8/[[8th Punjab Regiment]] October 1941 to January 1942
*7/[[12th Frontier Force Regiment]] November 1941 to March 1943
*8/[[11th Sikh Regiment]] December 1941 to February 1942
*7/[[17th Dogra Regiment]] January to March 1942
*2/[[2nd Punjab Regiment]] January to March 1942
*4/[[18th Royal Garhwal Rifles]] March to August 1942
*4th [[Jammu and Kashmir Infantry]] March to May 1942
*6/[[18th Royal Garhwal Rifles]] June 1942 to September 1944
*16/[[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] August 1942 to August 1943
*9/[[1st Punjab Regiment]] October 1942 to March 1943
*15/[[7th Rajput Regiment]] November 1942 to September 1944
*[[Purnao Gorakh Regiment]], [[Nepal]] December 1942 to August 1943
*2nd [[Jammu and Kashmir Rifles]] March 1943 to August 1944
*3/[[1st Gurkha Rifles]] April to July 1943
*8/[[15th Punjab Regiment]] May 1943 to April 1944
*6/[[8th Punjab Regiment]] August 1943 to September 1944
*[[Bairab Nath Regiment]], [[Nepal]] August 1943 to August 1945
*5/[[15th Punjab Regiment]] February to November 1944
*9/[[10th Baluch Regiment]] March to November 1944
*15/[[6th Rajputana Rifles]] July to October 1944
*2nd [[Patiala Infantry]] September 1944 to March 1945
*16/[[7th Rajput Regiment]] September 1944 to August 1945
*14/[[9th Jat Regiment]] November 1944 to January 1945
*16/[[15th Punjab Regiment]] November 1944 to August 1945
*16/[[5th Mahratta Light Infantry]] March to August 1945
*[[Kholapur Rajaram Rifles]] march to August 1945
*426th Field Company, [[Indian Engineers]] June 1942 to June 1943
*25th Field Company, Indian Engineers June 1943 to August 1945 <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2009-10-23|publisher=Order of Battle|title=Landi Kotal Brigade Units|url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=63292&Tab=Sub}}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:British Indian Army brigades]]
[[Category:Khyber District]]

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Landi Kotal Brigade - Revision history

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