155th Indian Infantry Brigade
Military unit
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The 155th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Indian Army during the Second World War.
ActiveMarch 1944 â 15 December 1945
Country
British India
British IndiaAllegianceBritish Crown
Branch
British Indian Army
British Indian Army| 155th Indian Infantry Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | March 1944 â 15 December 1945 |
| Country | British India |
| Allegiance | British Crown |
| Branch | British Indian Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Brigade |
| Part of | Peshawar District North Western Army |
| Garrison/HQ | Risalpur Cantonment |
| Service | Second World War |
The brigade was formed by the conversion of the Risalpur Training Brigade in March 1944, and it operated as a jungle training brigade.[1][2]
Order of battle
The brigade commanded the following units:[2][3]
- 1st Battalion, Mahar Regiment (April to September 1944 and March to August 1945)
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment (April to September 1944)
- 7th Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment (May 1944 to May 1945)
- 7th Battalion, 1st Punjab Regiment (September 1944 to August 1945)
- 15th Battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles (October 1944 to March 1945)
- 3rd Battalion, 11th Sikh Regiment (May to June 1945)
- 4th Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles (June to August 1945)
- 6th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment (June to August 1945)
- 155th Brigade Signals Section