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Zhob Brigade
Zhob Brigade was a former armed infantry formation that remained in active service from 1939 to 1945. It was raised under the British Empire in India in September 1939.

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The Zhob Brigade was a former armed infantry formation that operated under the British Indian Army during the Second World War. The brigade remained in active service from 1939 to 1945. It was raised under the British Empire in India in September 1939. The armed formation was developed for providing military service on the North West Frontier. Later the troops were stationed in Italy, Burma and Africa.

The troops took part in a number of British battles and campaigns and also fought in the Burma Champaign in the South East Asian Theatre of the Second World War.

Formation of Zhob Brigade
The Zhob Brigade included several military units which are mentioned below-
* 4th Duke of Cambridge`s Own Lancers
* 2/4th Gurkha Rifles
* 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles
* 4/10th Baluch Regiment
* 2/9th Jat Regiment
* 5/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
* 1/1st Gurkha Rifles
* 2/11th Sikh Regiment
* Nabha Akal Infantry
* Shri Nath Regiment
* 6/2nd Punjab Regiment
* 4th Gwalior Maharaja Bahadur`s Own Battalion
* 3/2nd Gurkha Rifles
* 6/7th Rajput Regiment
* 4/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
* 14/9th Jat Regiment
* 15/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
* 15/6th Rajputana Rifles
* 5/9th Gurkha Rifles
* 6/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
* 4th Jammu and Kashmir Infantry
* 5/4th Bombay Grenadiers
* 9/9th Jat Regiment
* 7/11th Sikh Regiment
* 6/3rd Madras Regiment
* 5/2nd Gurkha Rifles
* 7/19th Hyderabad Regiment
* 7/14th Punjab Regiment
* 5/9th Gurkha Rifles

Commanding Officers of Zhob Brigade
Some of the most noted commanding officers of the British Infantry brigade are listed as follows-
* Brigadier E. J. Ross
* Brigadier Harry Baird
* Brigadier D. M. Murray Lyon
* Brigadier R. Eustace
* Brigadier R. A. Stubbings

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