5th Indian Infantry Brigade

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infantry brigade military unit

The 5th Indian Infantry Brigade was a British Indian Army formation that saw extensive combat service during the Second World War as part of the renowned 4th Indian Division.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry brigade ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Desert Rats ⓘ
Indian Expeditionary Force D ⓘ
surface form: Indian Expeditionary Forces
branch Indian Army ⓘ
componentOf Middle East Command ⓘ
surface form: British Middle East Command

Eighth Army (United Kingdom) ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country British India ⓘ
decoratedFor gallantry in East Africa ⓘ
gallantry in North Africa ⓘ
engagement Battle of El Alamein ⓘ
Battle of Keren ⓘ
Battle of Sidi Barrani ⓘ
Siege of Tobruk ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Tobruk (1941)

Italian Campaign battles ⓘ
Operation Compass ⓘ
Tunisian Campaign land battles ⓘ
forceType infantry ⓘ
garrison British India ⓘ
militaryBranch land forces ⓘ
notableCommander Brigadier Alan Barker ⓘ
Brigadier Dudley Russell ⓘ
Brigadier Wilfrid Lewis Lloyd ⓘ
notableFor desert warfare in Western Desert ⓘ
mountain warfare at Keren ⓘ
service under 4th Indian Division ⓘ
notableUnit 1st Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers ⓘ
surface form: 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers

25th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery ⓘ
3rd Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment ⓘ
4th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles ⓘ
partOf 4th Indian Division ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
raisedBy British Indian Army ⓘ
size brigade ⓘ
theatre East African campaign ⓘ
surface form: East African Campaign

Greek Campaign ⓘ
Italian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Italian Campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: North African Campaign

Tunisian campaign ⓘ
surface form: Tunisian Campaign

North African campaign ⓘ
surface form: Western Desert Campaign
timePeriod 20th century ⓘ
usedBy British Army ⓘ
surface form: British Army (attached)

British Indian Army ⓘ

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4th Indian Division → component → 5th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ