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77th Indian Infantry Brigade

77th Indian Infantry Brigade 77th Indian Parachute Brigade
Active	1942–1945
Country	British India
Allegiance	British Empire
Branch	British Indian Army
Type	Infantry Airborne forces
Role	Parachute infantry
Size	Brigade
Commanders
Notable commanders	Orde Wingate Mike Calvert

Military unit

The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in India in June 1942. The brigade was assigned to the Chindits and organised into eight columns for operations behind enemy lines in Burma. In March 1945, it was converted into the 77th Indian Parachute Brigade and assigned to the 44th Airborne Division.^[1]

Composition

1942–1943

13th Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool)
3rd Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles
2nd Battalion, Burma Rifles
3rd Battalion, 9th Gurkha Rifles January 1944–August 1944
12th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment April 1944–May 1944
7th Battalion, Nigeria Regiment April 1944–May 1944

1943–1945

3rd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles
1st Battalion, King's Regiment (Liverpool)
1st Battalion, Lancashire Fusiliers
1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment^[2]

77th Parachute Brigade

15th (King's) Parachute Battalion
16th (Staffords) Parachute Battalion
2nd Battalion, Indian Parachute Regiment
4th Battalion, Indian Parachute Regiment ^[3]

References

^ "77 Brigade". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
^ "77 Brigade Subordanates". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2009.
^ "77 Parachute Brigade Subordanates". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2009.