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80th Indian Infantry Brigade

Field	Value
unit_name	80th Indian Infantry Brigade
dates	1942–1945
country	British India
branch	British Indian Army
command_structure	20th Indian Infantry Division
notable_commanders	Brigadier S Greeves
Brigadier DE Taunton
Brigadier GL Roberts
Lieutenant-Colonel DL Betts
battles	Burma Campaign

Brigadier DE Taunton Brigadier GL Roberts Lieutenant-Colonel DL Betts

The 80th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in April 1942, in India and assigned to the 20th Indian Infantry Division until the end of the war.

Composition

2nd Battalion, Border Regiment May to July 1942
1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment May 1942 to April 1945
1st Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment May to July 1942
5th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment July 1942 to July 1943
9th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment July 1942 to February 1944 and April 1944 to April 1945
3rd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles July 1943 to August 1945
4th Battalion, 2nd Gurkha Rifles March to April 1945
4th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment April to August 1945
1st Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment April to August 1945
2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles April to May 1945

References

"80 Indian Brigade". Order of Battle.
"80 Indian Brigade Units". Order of Battle.

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