The 8th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II. It was formed in September 1939, in India. In November 1940, the brigade was assigned to the 11th Indian Infantry Division

11th Indian Infantry Division

The 11th Indian Infantry Division was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II. It formed part of Indian III Corps in the Malaya Command during the Battle of Malaya.-History:...

. The brigade was attached to the 9th Indian Infantry Division from March 1941. The brigade took part in the Malayan Campaign and surrendered with the rest of the Allied forces in February 1942, after the Battle of Singapore

Battle of Singapore

The Battle of Singapore was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of the Second World War when the Empire of Japan invaded the Allied stronghold of Singapore. Singapore was the major British military base in Southeast Asia and nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East"...

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Formation

• 1/2nd Gurkha Rifles September 1939 to May 1940
• 2nd Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry September 1939
• 2/18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
  18th Royal Garhwal Rifles
  The 18th Royal Garhwal Rifles was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments. They were they only Indian Infantry regiment to remain intact...
  
   September 1939 to September 1940
• 3/17th Dogra Regiment
  17th Dogra Regiment
  The 17th Dogra Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
  
   September 1939 to September 1940
• 2/10th Baluch Regiment
  10th Baluch Regiment
  The 10th Baluch or Baluch Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947. After the Partition of India, it was transferred to the Pakistan Army. In 1956, it was amalgamated with the 8th Punjab and Bahawalpur Regiments...
  
   October 1939 to September 1940
• 3/17th Dogra Regiment
  17th Dogra Regiment
  The 17th Dogra Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922, after the Indian government decided to reform the army moving away from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
  
   October 1940 to June 1941 and October 1940 to December 1941 and January to February 1942
• 1/13th Frontier Force Rifles
  13th Frontier Force Rifles
  The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army. It was formed in 1922 by amalgamation of five existing regiments and consisted of five regular battalions.-History:...
  
   June 1941 to February 1942
• 2/12th Frontier Force Regiment
  12th Frontier Force Regiment
  The 12th Frontier Force Regiment was part of the British Indian Army. It was formed in 1922. It consisted of five regular battalions; numbered 1 to 5 and the 10th Battalion. During the Second World War a further ten battalions were raised. In 1945 the prenomial "12th" was dropped when the British...
  
   June 1941 to December 1941
• 4/19th Hyderabad Regiment
  19th Hyderabad Regiment
  The 19th Hyderabad Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. It was formed following the post World War I reforms of the Indian Army when they moved from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments...
  
   December 1941
• 5th Field Regiment . Royal Artillery
  Royal Artillery
  The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery , is the artillery arm of the British Army. Despite its name, it comprises a number of regiments.-History:...
  
   January 1942
• Composite Battalion 18 Royal Garhwal Rifles January to February 1942
• 1st Bahawalpur Infantry February 1942
• 21st Mountain Battery Indian Artillery May 1941 to February 1942