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The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade was attached to the British Indian Chindits Special Force. The brigade was organized in 8 detachments and the troops were sent to serve in Burma in 1943. The 77th Indian Parachute Brigade was raised from the brigade in March 1945. It was then allotted to the Indian 44th Airborne Division. Formation of 77th Indian Infantry Brigade The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade comprised of several regiments throughout its service in the British Indian Army. These are mentioned below- * 13th The King's Regiment * 3/2nd Gurkha Rifles * 2nd Burma Rifles * 7th The Nigeria Regiment * 3/9th Gurkha Rifles * 12th The Nigeria Regiment * 1st The King's Regiment * 3/6th Gurkha Rifles * 1st The South Staffordshire Regiment * 1st The Lancashire Fusiliers * 16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion * 15th (King's) Parachute Battalion * 4th Indian Parachute Regiment * 2nd Indian Parachute Regiment This article is a stub. You may enrich it by adding more information to it. You can send your write-up at content@indianetzone.com |
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