Historical Figure

Prem Kumar Sahgal

British and Indian army officer (1917–1992)

Born: 1917 CE

About Prem Kumar Sahgal

Lieutenant colonel Prem Kumar Sahgal was an Indian Army officer in the British Indian Army. After becoming a Japanese prisoner of war, he served as an officer in the Indian National Army, which was led by Subhas Chandra Bose and had been set up by the Japanese to fight against British rule in India.Wikipedia ↗

Associated Events

War1942 CE – 1945 CE

Indian National Army and Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose, rejecting Gandhi's nonviolent path, allied with Axis powers to form the Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauj) from Indian POWs and civilian volunteers in Japanese-occupied Southeast Asia, and led an armed campaign toward India through the battles of Imphal and Kohima (1944).