62nd Indian Infantry Brigade
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The 62nd Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in November 1943, and assigned to the 19th Indian Infantry Division The brigade fought in the Burma Campaign
and remained with the 19th Division until the end of the war.
Burma Campaign
The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily between British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces against the forces of the Empire of Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army. British Commonwealth land forces were drawn primarily from...
and remained with the 19th Division until the end of the war.
Formation
- 4/6th Gurkha Rifles November 1941 to August 1945
- 4/4th Gurkha Rifles November 1941 to September 1943
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August 1942 to August 1945 - 3/6th Rajputana Rifles6th Rajputana RiflesThe 6th Rajputana Rifles were an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. They were formed in 1922, after the Indian government reformed the army. They moved away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
September 1943 to August 1945 - 1/6th Gurkha Rifles November to December 1944 and January to February 1945
- 1st Assam RegimentAssam RegimentThe Assam Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The Regiment consists of 21 battalions; 14 regular units, three Rashtriya Rifles units, three infantry battalions of the Territorial Army and one battalion of Arunachal Scouts...
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July to August 1945