The 29th Indian Infantry Brigade was an

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formation of the

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. It was formed on 11 October 1940, by the renumbering of the British 21st Infantry Brigade. It was assigned to the

5th Indian Infantry Division The 5th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II that fought in several theatres of war and was nicknamed the "Ball of Fire". It was one of the few Allied divisions to fight against three diff ...

. They took part in the East African Campaign and the Western Desert Campaign and was destroyed on 28 June 1942 during the fighting at

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during the

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Composition

* 1st Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment October 1940 to June 1942 * 1st Battalion,

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October 1940 * 3rd Battalion,

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October 1940 to March 1941 and May 1941 to June 1942 * 6th Battalion,

13th Frontier Force Rifles The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions. History The 13th Frontier Force Rifles' ...

October 1940 to May 1942 * 1st Battalion,

January 1942 * 1st Battalion,

5th Mahratta Light Infantry The 5th Mahratta Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, when the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. The regiment fought in World Wa ...

May to June 1942 * 2nd Battalion,

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June 1942 * 2nd Field Company,

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August to November 1941

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Brigades of India in World War II {{WWII-stub

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