Contents

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Acknowledgements

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Foreword

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Introduction by Mihir Bose

Chapter 1

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Subhas Chandra Bose and the Free India Centre

Chapter 2

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The Formation of the Legion Freies Indien

Chapter 3

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The Battaglione Azad Hindostan

Chapter 4

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Deployment to the Netherlands

Chapter 5

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Move to France

Chapter 6

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Retreat to Germany and Transfer to the Waffen-SS

Chapter 7

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The End of the Indian Legion and Captivity

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Postscript and Conclusion

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Afterword by Prof. Dr. Anita Pfaff

Appendices

Appendix A

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Oberst Kurt Krappe

Appendix B

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Command Roster of (Ind.) I.R. 950, August 1944

Appendix C

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Order of Battle of (Ind.) I.R. 950, August 1944

Appendix D

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Feldpost (Field Post) Numbers of the
Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen-SS

Appendix E

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Insignia

Appendix F

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Medals and Awards of the Provisional Government of
Azad Hind

Appendix G

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Table of Comparative Ranks

Appendix H

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Azad Hind Postage Stamps

Appendix I

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Proclamation of the Provisional Government of Azad Hind

Appendix J

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Azad Hind Radio

Appendix K

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"Why I joined the Indian Legion" by Rajpal Singh

Appendix L

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The search for a lost Father

Appendix M

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Documents

Appendix N

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Miscellany

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Bibliography and Sources

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Index

Cover Book For Free India

What others say about the book:

"a most valuable and timely contribution to the literature of the war ... does much to redress the tabloid version of the Second World War the world has accepted"

Mihir Bose, Author, Journalist, Broadcaster, former BBC Edito and Biographer of Subhas Chandra Bose.


"A priori we never really know what will lead to success: When all is said and done, the attempt to set up an Indian Legion certainly seemed a worthwhile effort for the Indian side and, for probably other rea­sons, for the various German actors, as well. I sincerely hope that this book will be of interest to many people concerned with the topic of Indo-German rela­tions in a historic perspective and with this little-known part of British colonial history. "

Prof. Dr. Anita B. Pfaff, daughter of
Subhas Chandra Bose.