111th Infantry Brigade | |
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Active | 1956- Present |
Country | Pakistan |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch | Pakistan Army |
Type | Light Infantry Light Artillery Psychological warfare |
Role | Quick response, defence of key installation (garrison brigade of GHQ) |
Size | More than 30,000 active duty soldiers[citation needed] |
Part of | X Corps |
Headquarters | Rawalpindi |
Nickname(s) | Triple 1 Brigade |
Anniversaries | Defence Day |
Engagements | Pakistani Military Coup of 1958[broken anchor] Operation Fair Play Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle of Chamb 1971[1] Siachen Conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 1999 Pakistani coup d'état Operation Silence Operation Janbaz |
Decorations | Pakistan Armed Forces Awards and decorations |
Commanders | |
Current Commander | Brigadier Fahad Qayyum, Brigade Commander |
Notable commanders | LTG Sarfraz Ali LTG Faiz Ali Chishti LTG Jamshed Gulzar Kiani General Yahya Khan General Akhtar Abdur Rahman LTG Javed Iqbal Major General Bilal Omer Khan (LATE) Major General Muhamad Ali Khan. Major General Faheem Rao Lt Gen Asim Saleem Bajwa Major General Salman Moin. |
The 111th Independent Infantry Brigade Group, commonly known as the 111th Brigade or Triple-1 Brigade, is an infantry brigade of the Pakistan Army notable for its frequent involvement and fast response in military coup d'etats since Pakistani independence.[2] From 11 January 2012 Brigadier Sarfraz Ali[3] commanded the Brigade. He succeeded Brigadier Faheem Rao who had earlier replaced Brigadier Asim Salim Bajwa.