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The 27th Indian Infantry Brigade was attached to the 6th Indian Infantry Division. The troops of the infantry brigade served mostly in Line of Communication. The brigade was posted in both Iraq and Iran during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. Formation of 27th Indian Infantry Brigade The 27th Indian Infantry Brigade comprised of several regiments throughout its service in the British Indian Army. These are mentioned below- • 4/8th Punjab Regiment (April 1941 - January 1943; August 1943 - June 1944) • 1/10th Baluch Regiment (April 1941 - June 1945) • 5/12th Frontier Force Regiment (April 1941 - May 1942; December 1942 - January 1943; February 1945 - August 1945) • 4/5th Royal Sussex Regiment (February 1943 - February 1944) • 159th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (June 1942 - January 1943) • 87th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery (March 1944 - May 1945) • 27th Field Company, Indian Engineers (September 1942) • 3/11th Sikh Regiment (May 1944 - August 1944) This article is a stub. You can enrich by adding more information to it. Send your Write Up to content@indianetzone.com |
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