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Significantly, in World War II, several Indian officers also received the Distinguished Service Order (DSO). The DSO was a level 2A order-cum-decoration, second only to the Victoria Cross, that could be bestowed only upon commissioned officers for operational gallantry and leadership under conditions of actual combat.
Indian POWs liberated from Japanese camp in New Britain, PNG. World War II cost the lives of over 87,000 soldiers, air crews and mariners from the Indian Empire, [101] This included 24,338 killed and 11,754 missing in action. [131] the overwhelming majority being members of the Indian Army. Another 34,354 more were wounded, [101]
The Battles and Operations involving the Indian National Army during World War II were all fought in the South-East Asian theatre.These ranges from the earliest deployments of the INA's preceding units in espionage during Malayan Campaign in 1942, through the more substantial commitments during the Japanese Ha Go and U Go offensives in the Upper Burma and Manipur region, to the defensive ...
The Indian National Army (INA; Azad Hind Fauj / ˈ ɑː z ɑː ð ˈ h i n ð ˈ f ɔː dʒ /; lit. 'Free Indian Army') was a collaborationist unit of Indian fighters under the command of the Japanese Empire. [1] It was founded by Mohan Singh in September 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II.
The 100th Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II.It was formed in April 1920 at Jhansi.The brigade was assigned to the 34th Indian Infantry Division until June 1943, when it was transferred to the 20th Indian Infantry Division until the end of the war. [1]
World War II sites in Pakistan (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Military history of India during World War II" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
The British had the support of the Viceroy's Council, of the All India Muslim League, the Hindu Mahasabha, the princely states, the Indian Imperial Police, the British Indian Army, and the Indian Civil Service. Many Indian businessmen profiting from heavy wartime spending did not support the Quit India Movement.
The division was formed at Bangalore in April, 1942. It was commanded by Major-General Douglas Gracey and at first it consisted of the Indian 32nd, 51st and 53rd Brigades. In July that year, the 51st and 53rd Brigades were detached to form the Indian 25th Infantry Division and replaced by the Indian 80th Infantry Brigade and Indian 100th Infantry Brigade (the latter brigade being transferred ...