Azad Brigade
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The Azad Brigade or the 3rd Guerrilla regiment of the Indian National Army
formed a part of the First INA and later formed a part of the 1st Division after its revival under Subhas Chandra Bose.
After the revival of the INA in February 1943, the 3rd Guerrilla regiment came under the command of Col. Gulzara Singh and consisted of three infantry battalions.
It was one of the units that participated in the INA's disastrous Imphal Campaign, arriving in upper Burma immediately before the withdrawal began, protecting and supporting the Japanese forces withdrawing from the Indo-Burma border through the Kabaw Valley
. It later came under the command of Shah Nawaz Khan in 1944.
Indian National Army
The Indian National Army or Azad Hind Fauj was an armed force formed by Indian nationalists in 1942 in Southeast Asia during World War II. The aim of the army was to overthrow the British Raj in colonial India, with Japanese assistance...
formed a part of the First INA and later formed a part of the 1st Division after its revival under Subhas Chandra Bose.
After the revival of the INA in February 1943, the 3rd Guerrilla regiment came under the command of Col. Gulzara Singh and consisted of three infantry battalions.
It was one of the units that participated in the INA's disastrous Imphal Campaign, arriving in upper Burma immediately before the withdrawal began, protecting and supporting the Japanese forces withdrawing from the Indo-Burma border through the Kabaw Valley
Kabaw Valley
The Kabaw Valley is a highland valley in northern Burma , western Sagaing division. It is drained by the Mu River. The valley is the home of a number of ethnic minorities including the Zo, the Mizo, the Kadu and the Kanan.-History:...
. It later came under the command of Shah Nawaz Khan in 1944.