99th Mountain Brigade
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99th Indian Infantry Brigade
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| Active | 1941–1945 1960–present |
| Country | Burma Campaign, Congo Crisis |
The 99th Mountain Brigade, formerly the 99th Indian Infantry Brigade, is an infantry formation of the Indian Army.
The brigade was formed in April 1941 at
Burma Campaign. In June 1945 it was temporarily attached to the 19th Indian Infantry Division before returning to the 17th Division in August. [1]
The unit was re-raised 15 November 1960 at Ambala for the
63 Cavalry served with the brigade in the Congo. In the Congo during the first rotation, 2 Jat, 3/1 Gorkhas, and 1st Battalion the Dogra Regiment formed the first set of infantry battalions, and 2/5 GR [FF], 4th Battalion Rajputana Rifles, and 4th Battalion, the Madras Regiment, the second contingent, from 1962-63.[3]
The unit was converted as 99th Mountain Brigade and assigned to the 6th Mountain Division in 1963.
Units during World War II
- 6th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment to April 1945
- 9th Battalion, 8th Punjab Regiment May 1941 to May 1944
- 6th Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment November 1941 to March 1944
- 26th Battalion, 17th Dogra Regiment March to August 1944
- 1st Battalion, Sikh Light Infantry May 1944 to August 1945
- 1st Battalion, 3rd Gurkha RiflesAugust 1944 to August 1945
- 1st Battalion, East Yorkshire Regiment April to August 1945 [4]
See also
References
- ^ "99 Brigade". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ^ Ravi Rikhye, [1] Archived 2013-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ISBN 978-81-902097-8-6, 2009, 201, 217.
- ^ "99 Infantry Brigade Subordanates". Order of Battle. Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2009-10-19.