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 Indian National Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League both made the release of the three defendants the central issue of the massive independence movement of 1945-6.
It consisted mostly of Indian prisoners of war who, in the course of service in the Indian Army, had been captured by Axis forces, although a significant portion were recruited from Indian civilians in Japanese-controlled Malaya and Burma.
The I.N.A. was initially founded under, and commanded by Rash Behari Bose (founder of the Indian Independence League) and Captain Mohan Singh, but control later passed to Subhash Chandra Bose once he had made the journey from Germany to Japan via the Indian Ocean in German and Japanese submarines.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_National_Army   (1969 words)

  
 Indian Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In retaliation, the Indian Army's 15th Infantry Division crossed the International Border on the Western Front on September 6, and attempted to head to Lahore.
The highest rank in the Indian Army is Field Marshal, but it is a largely ceremonial rank and appointments are made by the President of India, on the advice of the Union Cabinet of Ministers, only in exceptional circumstances.
These had either been vacated by the Indian army during the onset of inhospitable weather conditions, or not occupied on the presumption that it would be foolhardy, for either side, to risk men in such a manner.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_Army   (3675 words)

  
 :: Indian national congress - History ::
It was at this conference that the decision was taken to form an Indian national Army’ comprising Indian prisoners of was and civilian residents of South-East Asia.
This conference was also attended by Captain Mohan Singh and a few Indian soldiers of the British Indian Army who had renounced their allegiance to the British after their capture by the Japanese and were willing to fight for India’s freedom.
With the formation of the first popular ministry, the people of the Hyderabad state were also brought into the mainstream of India’s national life.
www.aicc.org.in /indian_national_army.htm   (1221 words)

  
 Axis History Forum :: View topic - Indian National Army Info?
Thanks August, I was reading up on the Free Indian Legion of the Waffen SS and it mentioned that there was a Indian National Army that actually did some major fighting.
INA uniform was same as that of British Indian Army.
I have that the INA force that was part of the last Japanese offensive was called the Subhas Brigade and was composed of 3 Battalions formed with select soldiers from the Gandhi, Azad and Nehru Brigades of the INA.
forum.axishistory.com /viewtopic.php?t=60123   (895 words)

  
 Defenceindia : Indian Army
In addition, the Army is often required to assist the civil administration during internal security disturbances and in the maintenance of law and order, in organising relief operations during natural calamities like floods, earthquakes and cyclones and in the maintenance of essential services.
The basic responsibility of the Army is to safeguard the territorial integrity of the nation against external aggression.
Due to the country’s long borders encompassing different geographical and climatic conditions such as desert terrain on the west, snow-covered mountains in the north and thick rainfed mountainous jungles in the east, the Army has to constantly prepare itself for diverse challenges.
www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/indian_army.html   (195 words)

  
 General Mohan Singh INA
eneral Mohan Singh, famous for his part in the Indian National Army for the liberation of India from British rule, in which he held the rank of a general, was born the only son of Tara Singh and Hukam Kaur, a peasant couple of Ugoke village, near Sialkot (now in Pakistan).
General Mohan Singh and his comrades of the Indian National Army were everywhere acclaimed for their patriotism.
All Indian prisoners of war and stragglers were placed under his charge and he was asked to restore order in the town.
www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/personalities/military/mohan_singh_ina   (822 words)

  
 Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian National Army, and The War of India's Liberation
Despite Japan's defeat and the consequent withering away of the Indian National Army on the India-Burma front, both Subhas Chandra Bose and his INA became household names throughout the country as the returning soldiers were sought to be prosecuted by the British.
Unlike his ex-compatriots in the Indian National Congress, including Gandhi, Nehru and Patel, he would rather seek confrontation with the British-with an army-than to work out a compromise with them on a conference table, on the issue of India's freedom.
As the INA under Netaji's command set foot on the Indian soil, the main Japanese force also defeated the obstinate resistance of the enemy on 22 March, broke through the India-Burma border, and advanced from the north and west to encircle Imphal.
www.ihr.org /jhr/v03/v03p407_Borra.html   (13316 words)

  
 Hindustantimes.com - the name India trusts for news
All in all, not forgetting several phases of the raising of the INA, it can be said that the Indian National Army took birth in the minds of the Indian soldiers on the night of February 17-18, 1942 at Farrer Park in Singapore.
It was at the formal surrender of Indian troops in Singapore in February 1942 that the first formal step towards Indian National Army was taken.
This began the formal effort to organise the Indian National Army.
www.hindustantimes.com /news/specials/Netaji/enlisting4.htm   (470 words)

  
 Indian National Army --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The Indian National Army (INA) was formed during World War II by Indian nationalists and prisoners of war dedicated to winning India's independence from the British Empire.
One of the first modern Indian political organizations to be formed was the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI).
Supported by the Japanese army and led by Subhas Chandra Bose, the INA established its own provisional government and initiated an attack against the British in India.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9311795?tocId=9311795   (799 words)

  
 History Today: India's divided loyalties? (Indian National Army led by Subhas Chandra Bose joined the Japanese in World War II to fight the British)(Cover Story)@ HighBeam Research
The formation of the Indian National Army, its role in the Japanese action in India, and the subsequent fate of the soldiers after the fall of the Japanese, is recounted.
(Indian National Army led by Subhas Chandra Bose joined the Japanese in World War II to fight the British)(Cover Story)
(Indian National Army led by Subhas Chandra Bose joined the Japanese in World War II to fight the British)(Cover Story)@ HighBeam Research
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:17219550&refid=holomed_1   (251 words)

  
 lokpriya!
Bose, Subhas Chandra (1897-1945), Indian nationalist leader, who during World War II led an Indian national army against the British and established an independent provisional government of Azad Hind (Free India).
Prominent Indian nationalist lawyers, including the leader of the Congress at that time, Jawaharlal Nehru, eloquently defended the accused.
After returning to Calcutta in 1921, Bose met Mohandas Gandhi, then the leader of the Indian National Congress (a political organization working for Indian self-government).
www.lokpriya.com /personalities/political/past/subhas.html   (1272 words)

  
 Prince Burhan-ud-Din of Chitral and the Indian National Army
The Indian National Army was formed from Indian soldiers who were fighting for the British against the Japanese.
When the British captured the Indian National Army they were naturally anxious to put some of their leaders on trial.
In 1944, he was one of three IOC's of the Indian National Army.
www.ishipress.com /burhan.htm   (670 words)

  
 Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - Indian Freedom Movement
They should really understand the feelings of the Indians and be more transparent.
This site is not against Gandhiji, rather it is about Netaji and for the Indians at large
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose - Indian Freedom Movement
netaji.netfirms.com   (383 words)

  
 RANJAN BORRA: Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian National Army, and The War of India's Liberation
Despite Japan's defeat and the consequent withering away of the Indian National Army on the India-Burma front, both Subhas Chandra Bose and his INA became household names throughout the country as the returning soldiers were sought to be prosecuted by the British.
Evidently the idea of recruiting the Indian prisoners of war for the purpose of establishing a nucleus of an Indian national army did not occur to him during his early days in Berlin.
The Indian National Army was officially inaugurated in September 1942.
www.vho.org /GB/Journals/JHR/3/4/Borra407-439.html   (383 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Forgotten Army : India's Armed Struggle for Independence 1942-1945: Books
The Indian National Army, and its operations with the Japanese in the Burma theatre of operations during World War II, was long a controversial subject between Indians and British, and generally regarded with curmudgeonly disapproval by the British.
Although Fay got his title wrong--this army was hardly forgotten--his narrative of the famous--or infamous--Indian National Army (INA) and its leader, Subhas Chandra Bose, offers an important contribution to the history of the Indian Independence Movement.
The INA was rooted in the growing nationalism of Indian soldiers and of the Indian community of Malaya.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0472083422?v=glance   (1236 words)

  
 BANGLAPEDIA: Bose, Rashbehari
The Indian prisoners of war captured by the Japanese in the Malay and Burma fronts were encouraged to join the Indian Independence League and become the soldiers of the Indian National Army (INA), the military wing of Bose's Indian National League.
Bose, Rashbehari (1885-1945) a romantic revolutionary leader against the British in India and an organiser of the indian national army.
But though he fell from grace, his organisational structure remained, and it was on the organisational spadework of Rashbehari Bose that Subhash Chandra Bose later built the Indian National Army (also called 'Azad Hind Fauj').
www.banglapedia.search.com.bd /HT/B_0593.HTM   (1236 words)

  
 Indian Army Flags
In fact, the Indian Army uses the tricolour as the equivalent of the union jack in all other circumstances of which I am aware, including as the national colour (equivalent of queen's colour) of infantry regiments and to cover the bodies of soldiers killed in action.
The flag of Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Armed Forces is the same as the Merchant Ensign; however, emblems from the army flag, the swords and the national arms, have been appropriated.
The Indian "war flag" reported by Smith (1982) is probably the flag of the army.
flagspot.net /flags/in^army.html   (1241 words)

  
 Creation of Indian identity, The main stage
In 1943 he arrived in Japan and with Japanese help established in Singapore 'Free India' government and the Indian National Army whose soldiers were Indians who lived in East Asia and also Indian defectors from the British army.
This organization was the main voice of Indian nationalism since its creation and up to India's independence in 1947.
Gandhi became the leader of the Indian National Congress after Tilak's death in 1920.
adaniel.tripod.com /main.htm   (1241 words)

  
 Zapatista Army of National Liberation --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The Indian National Army (INA) was formed during World War II by Indian nationalists and prisoners of war dedicated to winning India's independence from the British Empire.
More results on "Zapatista Army of National Liberation" when you join.
Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9314307   (871 words)

  
 Zapatista Army of National Liberation --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
The Indian National Army (INA) was formed during World War II by Indian nationalists and prisoners of war dedicated to winning India's independence from the British Empire.
More results on "Zapatista Army of National Liberation" when you join.
Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9314307   (822 words)

  
 Subhas Chandra Bose, The Indian National Army, and The War of India's Liberation
Despite Japan's defeat and the consequent withering away of the Indian National Army on the India-Burma front, both Subhas Chandra Bose and his INA became household names throughout the country as the returning soldiers were sought to be prosecuted by the British.
The III, was proclaimed the organization to work for India's freedom; the Indian National Army was declared the military arm of the movement with Mohan Singh as the Commander-in-chief and Rashbehari Bose was elected president of the Council of Action.
The effect of the Indian army of liberation marching into India along with the German forces would be such that the entire British Indian Army morale would collapse, coinciding with a revolutionary uprising against the British.
www.ihr.org /jhr/v03/v03p407_Borra.html   (13316 words)

  
 Indian army
Likewise, the earliest restoration of the democratic process must be ensured so that the army can disengage as soon as possible.
In the second part of an exclusive article, the Chief of India's Army Staff analyses the various options open to the armed forces in countering insurgency.
The national and world audience should be correctly informed so that their actions do not run counter to CI operations.
www.newindiadigest.com /paddy.htm   (1167 words)

  
 Indian police: Parliament attack mastermind killed
One of the dead militants, Indian officials said, was Ghazi Baba, the commander-in-chief of Jaish-e-Mohammed, or the Army of Muhammad, believed to have been the mastermind of the attack on parliament December 13, 2001.
India convicted four Indian-national Kashmiris of involvement in the attack, and sentenced three of them to death in December.
Indian security forces and police fought two gunbattles Saturday in Kashmir and New Delhi, killing the man they say planned a deadly attack on the Indian parliament and several members of his terrorist group, authorities said.
www2.chinadaily.com.cn /en/doc/2003-08/31/content_259902.htm   (1167 words)

  
 w8411.htm
This is a paper cover booklet "Western Command Military Searchlight Tattoo 1958", the program for a military tattoo of the Indian Army held at the National Stadium in New Delhi, India on March 15, 16, 17, 1958.
Later, it was introduced in the Indian Army.
The last Tattoo was held in Delhi in 1948, that was a combined effort of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
www.wordmax.com /w8411.htm   (238 words)

  
 Indian Army Roll of Regiments 1947
Artillery, engineers, signal and support units were partitioned on the same 2:1 ratio as the rest of the army.
Their national disposition at partition is shown in the right margin.
Infantry regiments omitted their numbers in Oct. 1945 (with the exception of the Punjab regiments); their 1922 numbers are shown in brackets as a prefix.
www.regiments.org /regiments/southasia/lists/ia1947.htm   (197 words)

  
 Indian National Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an auxiliary force to the Imperial Japanese Army in its southern mainland campaign during the Second World War.
The troops eventually reached India via Burma with the help of Japanese Imperial Army and the tricolour (left) was hoisted for the first time on Indian soil in Moirang, Manipur.
At the end of the war, the army was disbanded; its commander, Subhas Chandra Bose, was killed in a plane crash in Taiwan while attempting to relocate to Russia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Indian_National_Army   (1706 words)

  
 ipedia.com: History of Myanmar Article
The British seperated Burma from India in 1937 and granted the colony a new constitution calling for a fully elected assembly, but many Burmese felt that this was just a ploy to exclude them from any further Indian reforms.
(Burma's sizeable ethnic minorities have different names for the country in their languages.) Governments such as the United States and Australia, which disapprove of the military regime, continue to call it Burma, and this is the name that Aung San Suu Kyi - seen by some as the elected leader of the country - uses.
Ba Maw served as the first prime minister of Burma, but he was forced out by U Saw in 1939, who served as prime minister from 1940 to 1942.
www.ipedia.com /history_of_myanmar.html   (2630 words)

  
 Rise of Indian nationalism
Indians lacked equal job opportunities.They were not allowed to advance to high positions in government service or to become officers in the army.
Indian lawyers and professionals formed the Indian National Congress.
Indian troops fought in many parts of the world.
www.linkup.au.com /india/rise_of_indian_nationalism.htm   (2630 words)

  
 CMI * Chiapas * IMC - noticias, 1 página(s)
The people, the Indian peoples, national and international civil society are convinced of the justness of our demands, and they have unconditionally supported us.
General Command of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation.
The most reactionary legislators have openly defied the consensus and support which the EZLN and the National Indigenous Congress have achieved for the constitutional recognition of indigenous rights and culture.
chiapas.indymedia.org /display.php3?article_id=100753   (1592 words)

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