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Owing to its origins in the Indian independence movement, it was known also as the "Tiger Legion", and the "Azad Hind Fauj". As part of the Waffen-SS it was known as the Indian Volunteer Legion of the Waffen-SS (German: Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen-SS).
Azad Hind. The Provisional Government of Free India or, more simply, Azad Hind, [ 3][ 4] was a short-lived Japanese-controlled provisional government in India. [ 5] It was established in Japanese occupied Singapore during World War II in October 1943 and has been considered a puppet state of the Empire of Japan. [ 6][ 7][ 8]
Battaglione Azad Hindoustan (in Italian: Battaglione India libera - "Free India Battalion") was a foreign legion unit formed in Fascist Italy under the Raggruppamento Centri Militari in July 1942. The unit, raised initially as Centro I , was headed by Mohammad Iqbal Shedai [ 2 ] – a long term Indian resident of Rome – and was formed of ...
Free India Centre. The Free India Centre ( German: Zentrale Freies Indien) was the European branch of the Azad Hind, provisional government led by Subhas Chandra Bose. It was founded by Bose when he was in Nazi Germany in 1942, and headed by A. C. N. Nambiar . Its responsibilities included managing relations with the European Axis powers ...
Monument of INA Martyrs at Kolkata. The Indian National Army ( INA; Azad Hind Fauj / ˈɑːzɑːð ˈhinð ˈfɔːdʒ /; lit. 'Free Indian Army') was a collaborationist armed unit of Indian collaborators that fought under the command of the Japanese Empire. [ 1] It was founded by Mohan Singh on September 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II .
The Azad Hind administration took control of this independent Indian territory. [10] [11] Meanwhile, the 1st battalion of the INA's 1st Guerrilla regiment, lightly armed, was directed to towards the south to participate in the diversionary attack. [12] The unit left Rangoon in early February at reach Prome.
The decorations of Azad Hind were instituted by Subhas Chandra Bose while in Nazi Germany, initially for the Indian Legion, to be awarded for gallantry in the field of battle. Both Indians and Germans were eligible for the decorations. Later, the same awards were instituted by the Azad Hind provisional government for the Indian National Army ...
Homfreyganj massacre. / 11.68000°N 92.77000°E / 11.68000; 92.77000. The Homfreyganj massacre was a massacre of suspected spies during World War II in the occupied Andaman Islands . On January 30, 1944, 44 Indian civilians, suspected of spying, were put to death by the Japanese. [1] They were all shot dead at point-blank range.