Indian Army during World War II
The Indian Army during World War II began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men. By the end of the war it had become the largest volunteer army in history, rising to over 2.5 million men in August 1945. Serving in divisions of infantry, armour and a fledgling airborne force, they fought on three continents in Africa, Europe and Asia.
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Indian Army during World War II
The Indian Army during World War II began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000 men. By the end of the war it had become the largest volunteer army in history, rising to over 2.5 million men in August 1945. Serving in divisions of infantry, armour and a fledgling airborne force, they fought on three continents in Africa, Europe and Asia.
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Die Indische Armee stellte im ...... en (Afrika, Asien und Europa).
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The Indian Army during World W ...... Indian soldiers and officers."
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Die Indische Armee stellte im ...... en (Afrika, Asien und Europa).
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The Indian Army during World W ...... ts in Africa, Europe and Asia.
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Indian Army during World War II
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Indische Armee im Zweiten Weltkrieg
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