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The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, 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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  • الجيش الهندي خلال الحرب العالمية الثانية (ar)
  • Indische Armee im Zweiten Weltkrieg (de)
  • Angkatan Darat India dalam Perang Dunia II (in)
  • Indian Army during World War II (en)
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  • Die Indische Armee stellte im Zweiten Weltkrieg neben der British Army eines der größten Truppenkontingente des British Commonwealth of Nations. 1939 aus unter 200.000 Soldaten bestehend, hatte sie sich bis zum Ende des Krieges zur größten Freiwilligenarmee der Geschichte mit über 2,5 Millionen Soldaten im August 1945 entwickelt. Beginnend mit ihrem Einsatz auf dem afrikanischen Kriegsschauplatz ab 1940, kämpfte die Armee bis zum Kriegsende 1945 auf drei Kontinenten (Afrika, Asien und Europa). (de)
  • بدأ جيش الهند البريطاني الحرب العالمية الثانية، في عام 1939، بعدد أقل بقليل من 200,000 رجل في الحرب. وبحلول نهاية الحرب، أصبح أكبر جيش متطوعين في التاريخ، إذ ارتفع عدده إلى أكثر من 2.5 مليون رجل في أغسطس 1945. خدموا في فرق المشاة والفرق المدرعة وفي قوة محمولة جواً ناشئة، قاتلوا في ثلاث قارات في أفريقيا وأوروبا وآسيا. (ar)
  • The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, 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. (en)
  • Angkatan Darat India Britania dalam Perang Dunia II memulai perang, pada tahun 1939, dengan jumlah hanya di bawah 200.000 orang. Pada akhir perang, pasukan itu menjadi terbesar dalam sejarah, meningkat menjadi lebih dari 2,5 juta orang pada Agustus 1945. Melayani dengan divisi infantri, kendaraan lapis baja, dan pasukan udara yang masih baru, mereka bertempur di tiga benua di Afrika, Eropa dan Asia. (in)
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