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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 Indian servicemen who served in the British Indian Army, the Royal Indian Navy, and the Indian Air Force during World War II and still had service period remaining at the time of India's Independence would go on to become serving members of the future armies, navies, and air forces of post-Partition India and Pakistan.
Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary. Irish civilians were all British citizens during the conflict. Third Anglo-Afghan War: 1919 1921 1,136 1,136 - reference - includes British Indian Army: Russian Civil War: 1918 1920 1,073 1,073 -Ref: World War I: 1914 1918 887,858 107,000 [8] 994,858 World War I casualties: Anglo-Aro War: 1901 1902 ...
Indian Army personnel who died on active service during World War II Pages in category "Indian Army personnel killed in World War II" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total.
One British officer and four British enlisted men were killed in a mutiny on 10 March 1942. The Battle of Christmas Island was a small engagement which began on 31 March 1942, during World War II . Assisted by a mutiny of soldiers of the British Indian Army against their British officers, Imperial Japanese Army troops were able to occupy ...
A modern display of the Indian National Army trials. The Indian National Army trials (also known as the INA trials and the Red Fort trials) was the British Indian trial by court-martial of a number of officers of the Indian National Army (INA) between November 1945 and May 1946, on various charges of treason, torture, murder and abetment to murder, during the Second World War.
Pages in category "Indian Army personnel of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 274 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
British military personnel killed in action in the Second World War (1939-1945). Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable. This category may require frequent maintenance to avoid becoming too large.