Razmak Brigade

The Razmak Brigade was one of the infantry forces of the British Indian Army. The brigade was formed in September 1939 by the British Government of India during the outbreak of the Second World War. The military formation remained in active service from the year 1939 to 1945. The Razmak Brigade was raised for providing armed service on the North West Frontier. It was normal practice for newly formed British Indian battalions to be sent to the North West Frontier for service before being sent to Italy, Burma or Africa.

The troops of Razmak Brigade took part in a number military operation and campaigns under the British administration. Later it was sent to Burma and fought in the Burma Campaign in the South East Asian Theatre of the Second World War.

Formation of Razmak Brigade
The Razmak Brigade was formed with the following infantry regiments-
* 366th Field Company IE
* 1st Leicestershire Regiment
* 2/1st Gurkha Rifles
* 1/8th Gurkha Rifles
* 2/7th Rajput Regiment
* 25th Mountain Regiment Indian Artillery
* 3/10th Baluch Regiment
* 5/11th Sikh Regiment
* 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment
* 1/19th Hyderabad Regiment
* 2nd Suffolk Regiment
* 1st Patiala Infantry
* 2/2nd Gurkha Rifles
* 1/10th Gurkha Rifles
* 6/5th Mahratta Light Infantry
* 1st Queen`s Royal Regiment
* 5/8th Punjab Regiment
* 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment
* 7/11th Sikh Regiment
* 5/8th Punjab Regiment
* 4/17th Dogra Regiment
* 2nd King`s Own Scottish Borderers
* 20th Mountain Regiment IA
* 4/3rd Gurkha Rifles
* 4/9th Gurkha Rifles
* 1/16th Punjab Regiment
* 2nd Green Howards
* 15/13th Frontier Force Rifles
* 6/8th Punjab Regiment
* 7/1st Punjab Regiment
* 26th Mountain Regiment IA
* 15/10th Baluch Regiment
* 8/2nd Punjab Regiment
* 3/4th Gurkha Rifles
* 9/19th Hyderabad Regiment
* 4/2nd Gurkha Rifles
* 14/14th Punjab Regiment
* 7th York and Lancaster Regiment
* 7th Jammu and Kashmir Infantry
* 6/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
* 5/1st Gurkha Rifles
* 10th Field Company Indian Engineers
* 1st Wiltshire Regiment
* 7th Light Tank Company RA
* 482nd Field Company IE
* Faridkot Field Company Indian States Forces

Commanding Officers of Razmak Brigade
The most notable commanding officers of Razmak Brigade are mentioned as follows-
* Brigadier H. V. Lewis
* Brigadier R. A. B. Freeland
* Lieutenant Colonel E. W. Langlands