India: Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 - 18 August 1945), Indian independence leader. Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Popularly known as Netaji (literally 'Respected Leader'), Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary, though controversial, figure in India today. His wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan has left his legacy divided, with claims of fascism and anti-Semitism.

India: Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 - 18 August 1945), Indian independence leader.  Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Popularly known as Netaji (literally 'Respected Leader'), Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary, though controversial, figure in India today. His wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan has left his legacy divided, with claims of fascism and anti-Semitism. Stock Photo
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Subhas Chandra Bose was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Popularly known as Netaji (literally 'Respected Leader'), Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in India today. Bose was born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack, Orissa, and is presumed to have died 18 August 1945 in Taiwan. China Burma India Theater (CBI) was the name used by the United States Army for its forces operating in conjunction with British and Chinese Allied air and land forces in China, Burma, and India during World War II. Well-known US units in this theater included the Flying Tigers, transport and bomber units flying the Hump, the 1st Air Commando Group, the engineers who built Ledo Road, and the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), otherwise known as Merrill's Marauders.