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'Free Indian Army') was a Japanese-allied and -supported armed force constituted in Southeast Asia during World War II and led by Indian anti-colonial nationalist Subhas Chandra Bose. [3] [4] It comprised British Indian Army POWs taken by the Japan and enlisting civilians in the region. [5] The INA aimed to liberate India from British rule. [6]
The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, [1] began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men. [2] By the end of the war, it had become the largest volunteer army in history, rising to over 2.5 million men in August 1945.
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily involved forces of the Allies (mainly from the British Empire and the Republic of China, with support from the United States) against the invading forces of the Empire of Japan.
The 255th Indian Tank Brigade was an armoured brigade of the Indian Army during World War II. It was part of the Fourteenth Army and saw action in the Burma Campaign . The 255th Tank Brigade's tactical sign was a black bull, with yellow horns and red eyes, on a royal blue triangle.
The 17th Infantry Division is a formation of the Indian Army.During the Second World War, it had the distinction of being continually in combat during the three-year-long Burma Campaign (except for brief periods of refit).
The Burma Corps ('Burcorps') was an Army Corps of the Indian Army during the Second World War. It was formed in Prome , Burma , on 19 March 1942, took part in the retreat through Burma , and was disbanded on arrival in India in May 1942.
Flag of the Indian Army: A red field with the flag of India in the canton, and the Army badge in the fly Flag of the Field Marshal: A red flag with the national emblem over two crossed batons in a lotus blossom wreath. Flag of the Chief of the Army Staff: Flag of the General: Flag of the Vice Chief of the Army Staff: Flag of the Principal Staff ...
The Chamar Regiment was among the units raised by the British during World War Two to increase the strength of the Indian Army. It was formed along caste lines from the Chamars. The Regiment fought against the Japanese in Burma, as part of the 268 Indian Brigade, under the command of Brigadier G M Dyer, part of 15 Corps.