Unit Name: | 14th Airlanding Brigade |
Start Date: | 1944 |
Allegiance: | (1940 - 47)![]() |
Branch: | |
Type: | Airborne forces |
Role: | Glider infantry |
Size: | 1 brigade |
Command Structure: | 44th Airborne Division |
The 14th Airlanding Brigade was a formation of the British Indian Army and then the Pakistan Army. It was formed from the 14th British Infantry Brigade on 1 November 1944, and was initially part of the 44th Airborne Division. Initially the brigade included 4/6th Rajputana Rifles, 2nd Black Watch, 2nd King's Own Royal Regiment, and 6/16th Punjab Regiment. During the Second World War it was commanded by Brigadier Thomas Brodie and later Brigadier F.W. Gibb.
Later as part of 2 Indian Airborne Division, the brigade headquarters was transferred to the Pakistan Army.[1]