Indian National Army

Indian history

Also known as: Azad Hind Fauj, INA

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In Subhas Chandra Bose: Escape and activity in exile
…Japanese support, organized the 40,000-strong Indian National Army (INA; also called Azad Hind Fauj [“Free India Army”]) in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia. The INA was an armed unit distinct from the official British Indian Army, and its goal was the independence of India. On October 21, 1943, Bose declared a provisional…
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In India: The impact of World War II
…soldiers became Netaji (“Leader”) Bose’s Indian National Army (INA) in 1943 and, a year later, marched behind him to Rangoon. Bose hoped to “liberate” first Manipur and then Bengal from British rule, but the British forces at India’s eastern gateways held until the summer monsoon gave them respite enough to…
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