71st Indian Infantry Brigade

The 71st Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. The brigade was formed in March 1942, at Nowshera in India. The brigade was assigned to the 26th Indian Infantry Division on formation. Then from February to March 1943, during the Arakan Campaign 1942–1943, it was with the 14th Indian Infantry Division and was part of Mayforce which was created to control operations in the Mayu River valley, separated from the main body of the division by a rugged hill range. The brigade returned to the 26th Division in May 1943, until the end of the war.

Formation

 * 1st The Lincolnshire Regiment to August 1945
 * 7/15th Punjab Regiment March 1942 to July 1943
 * 9/15th Punjab Regiment March 1942 to August 1943
 * 1/17th Dogra Regiment March to May 1943
 * 10th Lancashire Fusiliers April to May 1943
 * 2/8th Punjab Regiment May 1943
 * 8/13th Frontier Force Rifles May 1943
 * 1/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles August 1943 to August 1945
 * 5/1st Punjab Regiment August 1943  to August 1945
 * 6th South Wales Borderers July to August 1945