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75th Indian Infantry Brigade

75th Indian Infantry Brigade
Active	1942–1945
Country	British India
Allegiance	British Crown
Branch	British Indian Army
Size	Brigade

Military unit

The 75th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in April 1942. In August 1944, it was renamed the Gardaí Brigade. It remained in India throughout the war and was disbanded in August 1945.^[1]

It was assigned in succession to:

15-Oct-1942 ? 14-Apr-1943 HQ Peshawar District
15-Apr-1943 ? 14-Aug-1944 HQ Kohat District

Both of these districts were part of Northern Command.

Composition

75th Brigade

2nd Punjab Regiment]] April 194 to July 1943
14th Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment April 1942 to August 1943 and February 1944 to August 1944
14th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment April 1942 to August 1944
9th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment November 1942 to August 1943
9th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment April 1943 to March 1944
16th Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry March 1944 to August 1944^[2]

Gardaí Brigade

14th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment August 1944 to October 1944
1st Battalion, Mahar Regiment October 1944 to March 1945
8th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment October 1944 to August 1945
15th Battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment October 1944 to August 1945
6th Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment November 1944 to August 1945
9th Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment February 1945 to August 1945
8th Battalion, 9th Jat Regiment June 1945 to August 1945^[3]

References

^ "75 Indian Brigade". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
^ "75 Indian Brigade units". Order of Battle. Retrieved 22 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Gardaí Indian Brigade units". Order of Battle. Retrieved 22 October 2009.^{[permanent dead link]}