32nd Indian Infantry Brigade
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The 32nd Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in January 1941, in India and assigned to the HQ Western Independent District until April 1942. It was then assigned to the 20th Indian Infantry Division until the end of the war, with short attachments to the 23rd Indian Infantry Division in April 1944 and the 17th Indian Infantry Division from April to July 1944.
Composition
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