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词条 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade
释义

  1. History

  2. Order of battle

  3. Commanders

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. Bibliography

  7. External links

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The 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the British Indian Army that saw active service in the Indian Army during the Second World War, notably in the Burma Campaign.

History

The 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade was formed in October 1941, at Campbellpore in India. The brigade was assigned to the 7th Indian Infantry Division until July 1942, when it was attached to the North Western Army. It returned to the 7th Division in December 1942, and took part in the Burma Campaign. Between April and May 1944, it was corps reserve for XXXIII Indian Corps and was attached to the 5th Indian Infantry Division in March 1945. The rest of the war it was under 7th Division command.[1]

Order of battle

The brigade included the following units:[2]

  • 4th Battalion, 5th Gurkha Rifles October 1941 to January 1944
  • 4th Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles October to December 1941
  • 4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment April 1942 to August 1945
  • 4th Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles May to October 1942
  • 4th Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles February 1944 to August 1945
  • 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) December 1942 to September 1944 and April to August 1945
  • 1st Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment March to April 1944
  • 1st Battalion, Burma Regiment May 1944 to April 1945
  • 2nd Battalion, South Lancashire Regiment February 1945
  • 2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment May 1945
  • 1st Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment May 1945

Commanders

The brigade had the following commanders in the Second World War:[3]

From Rank Name Notes
1 October 1941 Brigadier MC}}
December 1942 Brigadier DSO}}
24 August 1944 Brigadier DSO}}
28 March 1945 Lt. Col. DSO}} acting (from 25th Mountain Regiment, IA)
19 May 1945 Brigadier DSO}}
10 December 1945 Brigadier CBE}}

See also

{{portal|World War II}}
  • List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II

References

1. ^{{cite web | accessdate=23 October 2009 | publisher=Order of Battle | title=33 Indian Brigade | url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6160&Tab=Sup}}
2. ^{{cite web | accessdate=23 October 2009 | publisher=Order of Battle | title=33 Indian Brigade Units | url=http://www.ordersofbattle.com/UnitData.aspx?UniX=6160&Tab=Sub}}
3. ^{{harvnb|Kempton|2003b|p=40}}

Bibliography

  • {{cite book

| ref = harv
| last = Kempton | first = Chris
| year = 2003b
| title = 'Loyalty & Honour', The Indian Army September 1939 – August 1947
| volume = Part II Brigades
| publisher = The Military Press
| location = Milton Keynes
| isbn = 0-85420-238-2
}}

External links

  • {{oob unit | id = 6160 | name = 33 Indian Brigade }}

4 : Brigades of India in World War II|Military units and formations established in 1941|Military units and formations disestablished in 1946|Military units and formations in Burma in World War II

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