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  2. S. P. P. Thorat - Wikipedia

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    By World War II, Thorat was a lieutenant colonel and commanded battalions during the Burma campaign against Japan. [3] He attended Staff College, Quetta in 1941 and after a brief posting to the army HQ, Thorat joined the 4th battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment, which, as part of the 114th Indian Infantry Brigade under the 7th Indian Infantry Division, played a role in clearing Japanese forces from ...

  3. List of heads of state and government with a military background

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    1939–1945: Second Lieutenant: Served in World War II. Jimmy Carter United States: President of the United States (1977–1981) 1946–1953: Lieutenant: Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco Brazil President of Brazil (1964–1967) 1918–1964 Field marshal: Charles X Gustavus of Sweden Sweden: King of Sweden (1654-1660) 1642-1660: Served in the ...

  4. India in World War II - Wikipedia

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    During the Second World War (1939–1945), India was a part of the British Empire. British India officially declared war on Nazi Germany in September 1939. [ 1 ] India, as a part of the Allied Nations , sent over two and a half million soldiers to fight under British command against the Axis powers .

  5. N. C. Rawlley - Wikipedia

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    After Independence and the ensuing Partition of India, he opted to join the Indian Army. With the creation of the Brigade of the Guards in 1949, he was assigned to this regiment. Rawlley commanded the Fourth Battalion, the Brigade of Guards , the erstwhile First Battalion, the Rajput Regiment , twice, first from 1949-50, and later from 1956-57.

  6. Indian Army during World War II - Wikipedia

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    The Raj At War: A People's History of India's Second World War (Random House India, 2015); published in US and UK as India At War: The Subcontinent and the Second World War (Oxford U.P. 2015) L, Klemen (2000). "Forgotten Campaign: The Dutch East Indies Campaign 1941–1942". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011

  7. Rank Pay - Wikipedia

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    Rank Pay is a scheme implemented by the Rajiv Gandhi led Indian National Congress (I) Government in 1986, in the wake of 4th Central Pay Commission (4CPC), that reduced the basic-pay, or grade pay, of seven armed officers ranks of 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant, captain, majors, lt-colonel, colonels, and brigadiers, and their equivalent in the Air Force and the Navy by fixed amounts designated as ...

  8. Claude Auchinleck - Wikipedia

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    British and Japanese Military Leadership in the Far Eastern War, 19411945. London & New York: Frank Cass. ISBN 9780714656595. Doherty, Richard (2004). Ireland's Generals in the Second World War. Four Courts Press. ISBN 9781851828654. Heathcote, Tony (1999). The British Field Marshals 1736–1997. Barnsley (UK): Pen & Sword. ISBN 0-85052-696-5.

  9. Indian Army ranks and insignia - Wikipedia

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    Upon the establishment of India's independence in 1947, the country became a dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.Nevertheless, the armed forces, namely, the British Indian Army (IA), the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and the Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) - under the helm of King George VI as the Commander-in-Chief - retained their respective pre-independence ranks and corresponding ...