The 29th Indian Infantry Brigade was an
infantry
Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...
brigade
A brigade is a major tactical military unit, military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute ...
formation of the
Indian Army during World War II. It was formed on 11 October 1940, by the renumbering of the
British 21st Infantry Brigade. It was assigned to the
5th Indian Infantry Division. They took part in the
East African campaign and the
Western Desert campaign
The Western Desert campaign (Desert War) took place in the Sahara Desert, deserts of Egypt and Libya and was the main Theater (warfare), theatre in the North African campaign of the Second World War. Military operations began in June 1940 with ...
and was destroyed on 28 June 1942 during the fighting at
Fuka during the
First Battle of El Alamein.
Composition
* 1st Battalion,
Worcestershire Regiment – October 1940 to June 1942
* 1st Battalion,
Essex Regiment
The Essex Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army in existence from 1881 to 1958. The regiment served in many conflicts such as the Second Boer War and both World War I and World War II, serving with distinction in all three. ...
– October 1940
* 3rd Battalion,
2nd Punjab Regiment – October 1940 to March 1941 and May 1941 to June 1942
* 6th Battalion,
13th Frontier Force Rifles – October 1940 to May 1942
* 1st Battalion,
2nd Punjab Regiment – January 1942
* 1st Battalion,
5th Mahratta Light Infantry – May to June 1942
* 2nd Battalion,
Highland Light Infantry
The Highland Light Infantry (HLI) was a light infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1881. It took part in the First World War, First and World War II, Second World Wars, until it was amalgamated with the Royal Scots Fusiliers in 1959 t ...
– June 1942
* 2nd Field Company,
Indian Engineers – August to November 1941
See also
*
List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II
References
Brigades of India in World War II
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