page_title: 72nd Brigade (United Kingdom)
section_title: Formation and Service
hierarchical_section_title: 72nd Brigade (United Kingdom) / Second World War / Formation and Service
caption_attribution_description: English: The British Army in Burma 1945 Men of the South Wales Borderers, 36th Infantry Division, march through Bahe on route for Mandalay, January 1945.
context_page_description: The 72nd Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the British Army in the First World War and the Second World War.
context_section_description: In January 1941, the 72nd Independent Infantry Brigade was formed. In 1943, the Brigade HQ was re-designated the 5th Parachute Brigade after its units were dispersed. A new 72nd Infantry Brigade was formed on 28 April 1944 from the 72nd Indian Infantry Brigade which was renamed and joined the 36th Infantry Division.
caption: Men of the 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers march through Bahe en route for Mandalay, January 1945.
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