98th Indian Infantry Brigade

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The 98th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the larger Indian forces in the Southeast Asian theatre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation
infantry brigade
military unit
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith Allied forces in Southeast Asia
branch British Indian Army NERFINISHED
Indian Army NERFINISHED
commandStructure Eastern Army (India) NERFINISHED
Fourteenth Army NERFINISHED
composedOf 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment NERFINISHED
2nd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles NERFINISHED
5th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment NERFINISHED
6th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment NERFINISHED
8th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles NERFINISHED
engineer units
field artillery units
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country British India
disbandedIn 1945
engagement operations in Assam
operations in Burma
era World War II
formedIn 1942
garrison India NERFINISHED
notableCommander Brigadier F. J. Loftus-Tottenham NERFINISHED
Brigadier T. W. Rees NERFINISHED
notableFor service in the Burma Campaign
operationalArea Assam NERFINISHED
Burma NERFINISHED
eastern India
participatedIn Allied operations against Japanese forces in Burma
defensive operations in eastern India
partOf 14th Indian Infantry Division NERFINISHED
20th Indian Infantry Division NERFINISHED
British Indian Army NERFINISHED
role infantry formation
serviceBranch British Indian Army NERFINISHED
size brigade
status disbanded
theatre Burma Campaign NERFINISHED
Southeast Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED
type infantry

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Indian 19th Infantry Division component 98th Indian Infantry Brigade