71st Indian Infantry Brigade

71st Indian Infantry Brigade
Active	1942–1945
Country	British India
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Engagements	Burma Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	Brigadier R C Cotterell-Hill Brigadier H M Chambers Brigadier H P L Hutchinson

Military unit

The 71st Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. The brigade was formed in March 1942, at Nowshera in India. The brigade was assigned to the 26th Indian Infantry Division on formation. Then from February to March 1943, during the Arakan Campaign 1942–1943, it was with the 14th Indian Infantry Division and was part of Mayforce which was created to control operations in the Mayu River valley, separated from the main body of the division by a rugged hill range. The brigade returned to the 26th Indian Division in May 1943, until the end of the war.^[1]

Formation

1st Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment to August 1945
7th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment March 1942 to July 1943
9th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment March 1942 to August 1943
1st Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment March to May 1943
10th Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers April to May 1943
2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment May 1943
8th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles May 1943
1st Battalion, 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles August 1943 to August 1945
5th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment August 1943 to August 1945
6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers July to August 1945 ^[2]

References

^ "71 Brigade". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
^ "71 Infantry Brigade Subordanates". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2009.