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The '''Subhas Brigade''', named for the [[India]]n [[Indian independence movement|independence]] leader [[Subhas Chandra Bose]], was a unit of the [[Indian National Army|Indian National Army (INA)]] formed in [[1943]] from elements of the INA's [[Gandhi Brigade|Gandhi]], [[Azad Brigade|Azad]] and [[Nehru Brigade]]s for the purposes of supporting the [[Imperial Japanese Army]]'s campaigns in [[South-East Asian theatre of World War II|Southeast Asia during World War II]]. It is also known as the INA's '''1st Guerilla Regiment'''. |
The '''Subhas Brigade''', named for the [[India]]n [[Indian independence movement|independence]] leader [[Subhas Chandra Bose]], was a unit of the [[Indian National Army|Indian National Army (INA)]] formed in [[1943]] from elements of the INA's [[Gandhi Brigade|Gandhi]], [[Azad Brigade|Azad]] and [[Nehru Brigade]]s for the purposes of supporting the [[Imperial Japanese Army]]'s campaigns in [[South-East Asian theatre of World War II|Southeast Asia during World War II]]. It is also known as the INA's '''1st Guerilla Regiment'''. |
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The Brigade was divided into three [[battalion]]s under the command of |
The Brigade was divided into three [[battalion]]s under the command of [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan]]. By the beginning of January [[1944]] it had reached [[Yangon|Rangoon]] in [[Burma]], where two battalions remained to guard the border between Burma and [[India]] near [[Hakha|Haka]] while the third advanced into India across the [[Kaladan River]]. Elements of the Brigade subsequently took part in the [[Battle of Imphal|Battles of Imphal]] and [[Battle of Kohima|Kohima]], where they were forced to withdraw alongside the Japanese forces they supported. These battles marked the turning point in the [[Burma Campaign]]. |
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Bose himself did not wish to have the Brigade named for him,<ref>[[R. C. Majumdar|R.C. Majumdar]], ''History of the Freedom Movement in India'', 1988 <small>(ISBN 0-8364-2376-3).</small></ref> but the name was kept. |
Bose himself did not wish to have the Brigade named for him,<ref>[[R. C. Majumdar|R.C. Majumdar]], ''History of the Freedom Movement in India'', 1988 <small>(ISBN 0-8364-2376-3).</small></ref> but the name was kept. |
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Revision as of 16:52, 22 October 2007
The Subhas Brigade, named for the Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose, was a unit of the Indian National Army (INA) formed in 1943 from elements of the INA's Gandhi, Azad and Nehru Brigades for the purposes of supporting the Imperial Japanese Army's campaigns in Southeast Asia during World War II. It is also known as the INA's 1st Guerilla Regiment.
The Brigade was divided into three battalions under the command of Shah Nawaz Khan. By the beginning of January 1944 it had reached Rangoon in Burma, where two battalions remained to guard the border between Burma and India near Haka while the third advanced into India across the Kaladan River. Elements of the Brigade subsequently took part in the Battles of Imphal and Kohima, where they were forced to withdraw alongside the Japanese forces they supported. These battles marked the turning point in the Burma Campaign.
Bose himself did not wish to have the Brigade named for him,[1] but the name was kept.
Notes
- ^ R.C. Majumdar, History of the Freedom Movement in India, 1988 (ISBN 0-8364-2376-3).
Sources
- [1] Banglapedia
- Getz, Marshall J., Subhas Chandra Bose: A Biography, 2002 (ISBN 0-7864-1265-8), quoted in a Stone & Stone review by Bill Stone.
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