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The 43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade, also called the 43rd Indian Infantry Brigade or the 43rd Gurkha Lorried Infantry Brigade, was an infantry brigade of the Indian Army during World War II. It was created in 1943, by the renaming of the
The 43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade, also called the 43rd Indian Infantry Brigade or the 43rd Gurkha Lorried Infantry Brigade, was an infantry brigade of the Indian Army during World War II. It was created in 1943, by the renaming of the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade
The 3rd Indian Motor Brigade was formed in 1940 by the Indian Army during World War II. In 1941, the brigade was surrounded at Mechili by Axis forces during Operation Sonnenblume and suffered many casualties breaking out of the encirclement. On ...
and instead of Indian cavalry regiments, it consisted of three Regular Army Gurkha infantry battalions. It was sent to join the 4th
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
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* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
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, 8th and the 10th Indian Infantry Division
The 10th Indian Infantry Division was a war formed infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. In four years, the division travelled over from Tehran to Trieste, fought three small wars, and fought two great campaigns: the ...
s, and fought in the Italian Campaign.Chappell, p.58
From 25 September 1944, during the fighting on the Gothic Line
The Gothic Line (german: Gotenstellung; it, Linea Gotica) was a German Defense line, defensive line of the Italian Campaign (World War II), Italian Campaign of World War II. It formed Generalfeldmarschall, Field Marshal Albert Kesselring's la ...
, under the command of Brigadier Alan Barker
Brigadier Alan Robert Barker (29 October 1898 – August 1984) was a senior British Indian Army officer of the Second World War.
On 27 October 1916 Barker was commissioned into the Indian Army on the unattached list, and between January and Aug ...
, the brigade was temporarily assigned to the British 56th Infantry Division, replacing the British 168th Infantry Brigade which was being disbanded. The brigade left the division on 7 October 1944.
Order of battle
* 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles * 2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles * 2nd Battalion,10th Gurkha Rifles
The 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles, (abbreviated to 10 GR), was originally a rifle regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was formed in 1890, taking its lineage from a police unit and over the course of its existence it had a ...
See also
*List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II
The Indian Army during World War II fought on three continents Europe, Africa and Asia. They also had to supply formations for home service. This list details the Cavalry, Armoured and Infantry brigades formed by the Indian Army during World War I ...
References
Sources
* Chappell, Mike (1993). The Gurkhas. Osprey Publishing. . British Indian Army brigades {{WWII-stub