72nd Indian Infantry Brigade

The 72 Independent Infantry Brigade was formed in the United Kingdom in January 1941. On 1 June 1943 it was re-designated British 72nd Infantry Brigade. On 28 April 1943 a new 72 Infantry Brigade was formed in India by the re-designation of the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade, which had been formed a few weeks earlier in March 1943 as an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was assigned to the 36th Indian Infantry Division, which became a British division on 1 September 1944.

Composition in United Kingdom 1941-1943

 * 13th Royal Welch Fusiliers (21 January 1941 - 24 September 1942)
 * 6th Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (21 January 1941 - 14 January 1942)
 * 15th South Staffordshire Regiment (21 January 1941 - 25 May 1942)
 * 4th East Lancashire Regiment (14 January 1942 - 8 October 1942)
 * 11th Devonshire Regiment (8 October 1941 - 25 May 1943)
 * 9th Somerset Light Infantry (9 September 1942 - 21 May 1943)

Composition with 36th Division, India, 1943-

 * 6th South Wales Borderers (28 April 1944 - 18 July 1945)
 * 9th Royal Sussex Regiment(28 April 1944 - 31 August 1945)
 * 10th Gloucestershire Regiment (28 April 1944 - 16 July 1945)
 * 30th Field Company, Indian Engineers