98th Indian Infantry Brigade

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The 98th Indian Infantry Brigade was a World War II-era formation of the British Indian Army that served as part of the larger Indian forces in the Southeast Asian theatre.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation
infantry brigade
military unit
allegiance British Empire
associatedWith Allied forces in Southeast Asia
branch British Indian Army
Indian Army
commandStructure Eastern Army (India)
Fourteenth Army
composedOf 1st Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment
linked to: 1st Punjab Regiment

2nd Battalion, 1st Gurkha Rifles
5th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment
6th Battalion, 10th Baluch Regiment
8th Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles
engineer units
field artillery units
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country British India
disbandedIn 1945
engagement operations in Assam
operations in Burma
era World War II
formedIn 1942
garrison India
notableCommander Brigadier F. J. Loftus-Tottenham
Brigadier T. W. Rees
notableFor service in the Burma Campaign
operationalArea Assam
Burma
linked to: Myanmar

eastern India
participatedIn Allied operations against Japanese forces in Burma
defensive operations in eastern India
partOf 14th Indian Infantry Division
20th Indian Infantry Division
British Indian Army
role infantry formation
serviceBranch British Indian Army
size brigade
status disbanded
theatre Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
type infantry

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Indian 19th Infantry Division component 98th Indian Infantry Brigade