The 3rd Indian Motor Brigade was a unit of the Indian Army during World War II, formed in 1940. In its short history one of its regiments would be involved in the siege of Tobruk and the brigade was twice overrun during the Western Desert Campaign by units of the Afrika Corps and the Italian forces.
Read more about 3rd Indian Motor Brigade: Early History, Western Desert Campaign, Reformation, The Action At Point 171, Aftermath
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