18th Indian Infantry Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/18th_Indian_Infantry_Brigade
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:assignee gptkb:8th_Indian_Infantry_Division
gptkb:10th_Indian_Infantry_Division
gptkbp:commander Brigadier M.G. N. Stopford
Brigadier W.J. Slim
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_3rd_Gurkha_Rifles
gptkb:2nd_Battalion,_11th_Sikh_Regiment
gptkb:4th_Battalion,_11th_Sikh_Regiment
18th Field Company, Indian Engineers
2nd Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment
2nd Battalion, 5th Mahratta Light Infantry
2nd Battalion, 5th Royal Gurkha Rifles
3rd Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment
gptkbp:country gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:disbanded June 1942
gptkbp:fate destroyed at Knightsbridge, Libya
gptkbp:formed October 1940
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 18th Indian Infantry Brigade
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Gazala
gptkb:Battle_of_Mechili
gptkbp:partOf Indian Army
gptkbp:theaterOfOperations gptkb:North_Africa
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:18th_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7