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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 an armed force formed in Southeast Asia during World War II, comprising British Indian Army POWs taken by the Japan and enlisting civilians, [1] which with a view to liberating India from British rule, [2] furnished support to the Japanese Army during its failed attack on ...
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
Augustus Woodward's plan for the city following 1805 fire. Detroit, settled in 1701, is one of the oldest cities in the Midwest. It experienced a disastrous fire in 1805 which nearly destroyed the city, leaving little present-day evidence of old Detroit save a few east-side streets named for early French settlers, their ancestors, and some pear trees which were believed to have been planted by ...
The Battles and Operations involving the Indian National Army during World War II were all fought in the South-East Asian theatre.These range 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 Russell A. Alger Jr. House was built in 1910 and served as the family home of Russell A. Alger Jr. until 1949, when it was donated to the community and dedicated to the memory of veterans and soldiers of World War II. It was rechristened the Grosse Pointe War Memorial, and is also known as The Moorings. 3: Annapolis Park Historic District
The Michigan Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument is a Civil War monument located in Downtown Detroit, Michigan.This example of civic sculpture stands in a prominent location on the southeast tip of Campus Martius Park, where five principal thoroughfares—Michigan Avenue, Monroe Street, Cadillac Square, Fort Street, and Woodward Avenue—convene on the reconstructed traffic circle in front of One ...
Bankers Trust Company Building, Detroit; Beaubien House; Belcrest Apartments (Detroit) Belle Isle Park; Bernard Ginsburg House; Temple Beth El (Detroit) Bethel Community Transformation Center; Bonstelle Theatre; Westin Book Cadillac Hotel; Book Tower; Boston–Edison Historic District; Broadway Avenue Historic District (Detroit) Brush Park ...
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.