43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade
The 43rd Independent Gurkha Infantry Brigade or 43rd Indian Infantry Brigade or 43rd Gurkha Lorried Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in 1943, by the renaming of the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade and instead of Indian cavalry regiment consisted of regular Gurkha infantry battalions. It was sent to join the 4th Indian Infantry Division, 8th Indian Infantry Division and the 10th Indian Infantry Division fighting in the Italian Campaign.[1]
Formantion
- 2nd Battalion, 6th Gurkha Rifles
- 2nd Battalion, 8th Gurkha Rifles
- 2nd Battalion, 10th Gurkha Rifles
References
- ↑ Chappell, p.58
Sources
- Chappell, Mike (1993). The Gurkhas. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-357-5.