INDIAN PARA
50th and 77th Indian Parachute Brigades 1941-46
By Mark Owen, Kevin Maurer
INDIAN PARA - 50th and 77th Indian Parachute Brigades 1941-46 |
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HISTORY 50 Indian Parachute Brigade formed October 1941 Indian Parachute Regiment formed December 1944 77 Indian Parachute Brigade formed from volunteers from Chindits Feb.1945 Indian Parachute Regiment disbanded October 1946 British Parachute Bns disbanded November 1946 50 Indian Parachute Brigade (44 Indian Airborne Division) 151 (British) Bn to Africa 1942 and became 156 Bn 152 (Indian) Bn became 1 Bn Indian Parachute Regiment Dec.1944 153 (Gurkha) Bn became 2 Bn Indian Parachute Regiment Dec.1944 154 (Gurkha) Bn raised from 3/7 Gurkha Rifles,to 77 Brigade Feb.1945 77 Indian Parachute Brigade (44 Indian Airborne Division) 154 (Gurkha) Bn from 50 Brigade,became 3 Bn Indian Parachute Regiment 15 (British) Bn formed Feb.1945 from 1 Bn King’s Regiment (Liverpool),disbanded November 1946 16 (British) Bn formed March 1945 from 1 Bn South Staffordshire Regiment, disbanded November 1946 | ||||
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