Azad Hind Fauj - General Knowledge of Modern India

Azad Hind Fauj General Knowledge of Modern India

Today we are going to discuss Azad Hind Fauj in this article. War broke out between Russia and Germany during World War II, and Japanese imperialism reached its zenith in the Far East. The Japanese captured Singapore on February 15, 1942.  In the midst of these circumstances, on March 28, 1942, Rash Behari Bose called a conference in Tokyo. In this it was decided to organize an Indian National Army under Indian officers. On June 23, 1942, a conference of representatives of Burma, Malaya, Thailand, Indochina, Philippines, Japan, China, Hong Kong and Indonesia was held in Bangkok under the chairmanship of Rash Behari.

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Meanwhile, the Japanese defeated the British army in northern Malaya. There Captain Mohan Singh of the first Indian battalion and his soldiers had to surrender.  On the suggestion of the Japanese, he agreed to cooperate with the Japanese for the independence of India. 40,000 Indian prisoners of war from Singapore were given to Mohan Singh. Mohan Singh wanted that he should be kept free for the independent action of the Azad Hind Fauj, but the Japanese were not ready for this. Once Mohan Singh was also arrested by the Japanese regarding this matter, but later he was also released.

Subhash Chandra Bose

In February 1943, Subhas Chandra Bose reached Tokyo, Japan with the help of a Japanese submarine and was accorded a grand welcome there. In Singapore, Rash Behari Bose handed over the leadership of the Azad Hind Fauj to Bose. Subhash Chandra Bose gave the slogan "Delhi Chalo". He announced to go to India with the Azad Hind Fauj. The Azad Hind Fauj was considered as a provisional government, which was also recognized by Japan. On December 31, 1943, the Andaman and Nicobar conquered by Japan was handed over to the Azad Hind Fauj. Andaman was renamed as Shaheed and Nicobar was renamed as Swaraj.

Azad Hind Fauj's victory and then defeat

In January 1944, some squads of the Azad Hind Fauj reached Rangoon (Myanmar). Subhas Chandra Bose allowed some troops to remain in Rangoon and then decided to move forward with the rest of the army. By May 1944, some soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj reached Kohima (Nagaland). After the victory here, the Indian tricolor flag was hoisted there. The British army was in dire straits from this victory of the Azad Hind Fauj. But he vigorously took action against the Azad Hind Fauj and attacked with heavy military force. The Azad Hind Fauj did not get the support of the Japanese at the time of need and the situation of the Azad Hind Fauj collapsed. Taking advantage of this, the British again captured Rangoon in the middle of 1944 AD.

Analysis

It is necessary that the soldiers of Azad Hind Fauj were filled with the feeling of patriotism but they could not achieve their goal. International conditions were responsible behind this. From the very beginning, Japan did not allow the Azad Hind Fauj to work freely. There was a lack of money, the soldiers of the Azad Hindi Army did not even have good weapons. Nevertheless, the efforts of this army had an effect on the whole country and the wave of patriotism ran all over India.