Snipped from http://www.feldgrau.com/azadhind.html Indian Volunteers in the German Wehrmacht *** Agitation for the end of British rule in India had existed for decades prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Therefore it was logical for the Axis powers during WWII to attempt to capitalize on anti-British sentiments by attempting to recruit a military force from disaffected Indian prisoners-of war captured while serving with the British Commonwealth forces in the North African campaign.*** (More) --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar

Approximately 5,000 Indian soldiers volunteered to serve with the Hind Legion and fight for Indian independence.The Germans however had different ideas and used them for occupation/garrison duties in France. They fought during the Normandy Campaign and subsequent battles in France. At the end of the war I believe over 200 of the Azad Hind Legion soldiers were shot out of hand by French troops. Mandeep Bajwa On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar < bosham@gmail.com> wrote: > Snipped from http://www.feldgrau.com/azadhind.html > > Indian Volunteers in the German Wehrmacht > > *** Agitation for the end of British rule in India had existed for decades > prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Therefore it was logical > for the Axis powers during WWII to attempt to capitalize on anti-British > sentiments by attempting to recruit a military force from disaffected > Indian prisoners-of war captured while serving with the British > Commonwealth > forces in the North African campaign.*** (More) > > --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >