The troops participated in a number of battles and military conquests of the British Government of India. Formation of 51st Indian Infantry Brigade The 51st Indian Infantry Brigade included several infantry regiments of the British Indian army. These are named below- * 17/5th Mahratta Light Infantry (December 1941 - March 1944) * 8/19th Hyderabad Regiment (December 1941 - July 1942; March 1944 - August 1945) * 8th York and Lancaster Regiment (August 1942 - October 1944) * 16/10th Baluch Regiment (May 1942 - August 1945) * 2/2nd Punjab Regiment (September 1944 - March 1945) Commanding Officers of 51st Indian Infantry Brigade The most notable commanding officers of the 51st Indian Infantry Brigade are mentioned as follows- * Brigadier R. A. Hutton * Brigadier T. H. Angus * Lieutenant Colonel K. S. Thimayya This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |