49th Indian Infantry Brigade

49th Indian Infantry Brigade
Active	1941–1945
Country	British India
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Infantry
Size	Brigade
Engagements	Burma Campaign
Commanders
Notable commanders	R D Whitehill W B Thomas F A Esse C H B Rodham A W S Mallaby

Military unit

The 49th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in October 1941 at Bolarum in India. It was assigned to the 19th Indian Infantry Division. The brigade fought in the Burma Campaign and moved between a number of infantry divisions. It was with the 14th Indian Infantry Division between March and May in 1942, the 23rd Indian Infantry Division between May 1942 and March 1944, the 17th Indian Infantry Division between March and April 1944 and the served with the 23rd Indian Division until the end of the war. The Brigade is currently a reserve formation on the Western Front.^[1]

Formation

1st Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment October 1941 to May 1942
2nd Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment November 1941 to November 1942
5th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles November 1941 to August 1945
Kalibahadur Regiment, Nepal May to September 1942
Shere Regiment, Nepal May to September 1942
4th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry June 1942 to August 1945
6th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry November 1942 to August 1945
9th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment May 1944 ^[2]

References

^ "49 Indian Brigade". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2009-10-23.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "49 Indian Brigade Units". Order of Battle. Retrieved 2009-10-23.