Indian Legion
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indian-legion-164-13799776
title:
Indian Legion
text:
The Indian Legion, officially the Free India Legion or 950th (Indian) Infantry Regiment, was a military unit raised during the Second World War initially as part of the German Army and later the Waffen-SS from August 1944. Intended to serve as a liberation force for British-ruled India, it was made up of Indian prisoners of war and expatriates in Europe. 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 Waf
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Indian volunteer unit in Nazi Germany
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Legion
date created:
2006-08-21T19:11:01Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T01:12:28Z
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