The 99th Mountain Brigade, formerly the 99th Indian Infantry Brigade, is an

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

formation of the

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. The brigade was formed in April 1941 at

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. The brigade was then assigned to the 34th Indian Infantry Division in October 1941, and formed part of the garrison of Ceylon. In October 1944, the brigade was reassigned to the 17th Indian Infantry Division and took part in the Burma Campaign. In June 1945 it was temporarily attached to the 19th Indian Infantry Division before returning to the 17th Division in August. The unit was re-raised 15 November 1960 at Ambala for the 17th Infantry Division. It was detached from the division and served in the Congo with

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from 1961 to March 1963. A squadron of

63 Cavalry 63rd Cavalry is an armoured regiment of the Indian Army. Raising It was raised on 2 January 1957 at Alwar, Rajasthan. Lt Col Harmandar Singh (later Brigadier) was the first commanding officer. The third armoured regiment to be raised under the g ...

served with the brigade in the Congo. In the Congo during the first rotation, 2 Jat, 3/1 Gorkhas, and 1st Battalion the

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formed the first set of infantry battalions, and 2/5 GR F 4th Battalion

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, and 4th Battalion, the

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, the second contingent, from 1962-63. The unit was converted as 99th Mountain Brigade and assigned to the 6th Mountain Division in 1963.

Units during World War II

*6th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment to April 1945 *9th Battalion,

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May 1941 to May 1944 *6th Battalion,

16th Punjab Regiment The 16th Punjab Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. Upon the Partition of India, it was transferred to the newly-raised Pakistan Army. It ceased to exist in this form in 1956, when it was amalgamat ...

November 1941 to March 1944 *26th Battalion,

17th Dogra Regiment The 17th Dogra Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi-battalion regiments. After the partit ...

March to August 1944 *1st Battalion,

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August 1944 to August 1945 *1st Battalion,

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April to August 1945

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{{Reflist Infantry brigades of the Indian Army after 1947 Military units and formations established in 1941 Military units and formations in Burma in World War II

Units during World War II

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