The order is original. Indian National Army (950 Indisches Infanterie Regiment) AZAD HIND MEDAL INDIAN LEGION IN GERMAN ARMED FORCES, MEDAL (original) , WW2.2nd Class Star, Silver & Bronze Star Medal. Obv: a Tiger’s bust on a radiating star with the name “Azad Hind” around the tiger’s head. This is the Vir-e-Hind Medal of the Azad Hind Fauj founded by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. The Azad Hind decorations were instituted by Subhash Chandra Bose while in Germany, initially for Azad Hind Legion, to be awarded for gallantry in the field of battle. Measurements of the medal 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 inches (60 x 60 mm). W- 1.27 OZ 36 gr. It is well-known that the Indian National Army (INA) was first proclaimed in April 1942 after the fall of Malaya and Singapore with Indian Prisoners of War (POW) and the Indian diaspora. This volunteer force known as INA 1 was disbanded in December 1942 due to differences with the Japanese, but later merged with INA 2 raised under Subhas Chandra Bose in July 1943. What is less known is that similar forces at a smaller scale were also raised by Italy and Germany. The free listing tool. The item “GERMAN INDIAN LEGION AZAD HIND MEDAL, WW2 India” is in sale since Saturday, August 31, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Militaria\WW II (1939-45)\Original Period Items\Germany\Medals, Pins & Ribbons”. The seller is “unclepotter” and is located in West Hartford, Connecticut. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
