Rani of Jhansi Regiment

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The Rani of Jhansi Regiment was an all-female combat unit of the Indian National Army, formed during World War II to fight for India’s independence from British rule.

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Rani of Jhansi Regiment canonical 3
Jhansi ki Rani Regiment 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf all-female military unit
combat unit
regiment
allegiance Azad Hind Government
surface form: Azad Hind
alsoKnownAs Rani of Jhansi Regiment
surface form: Jhansi ki Rani Regiment
associatedMovement Quit India movement
surface form: Quit India movement (broad independence struggle)
associatedWith Azad Hind Government
Indian National Army trials
surface form: Indian National Army trials (Red Fort trials)
commander Lakshmi Sahgal
commemoratedBy memorials and writings on the Indian National Army
conflict Indian independence movement
World War II
country Azad Hind Government
surface form: Provisional Government of Free India
dissolved 1945
genderComposition all-female
headquartersLocation Singapore
historicalSignificance one of the first all-female combat regiments in modern military history
ideology Indian nationalism
inception 1943
languageOfCommand English
Hindustani
leader Subhas Chandra Bose
motive Indian independence from British rule
namedAfter Rani Lakshmibai
surface form: Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
namedForRoleModel Rani Lakshmibai
surface form: Rani Lakshmibai, queen of Jhansi
notableCommander Lakshmi Sahgal
notableMember Janaky Athi Nahappan
Lakshmi Sahgal
Rasammah Bhupalan
operatedIn Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Federation of Malaya
surface form: Malaya

Southeast Asia
opponent Allied forces in Southeast Asia
British Empire
parentOrganization Indian National Army
surface form: Azad Hind Fauj
partOf Indian National Army
recruitmentBase Indian diaspora in Southeast Asia
Indian women in Malaya
Indian women in Singapore
religionPolicy secular
role combat support
infantry
status disbanded
symbolizes women’s participation in the Indian independence movement
trainingLocation Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Singapore
typeOfOrganization revolutionary military unit
uniformColor khaki

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Indian National Army hadUnit Rani of Jhansi Regiment
Azad Hind Government notableUnit Rani of Jhansi Regiment
INA subUnit Rani of Jhansi Regiment
subject surface form: Indian National Army
Rani of Jhansi Regiment alsoKnownAs Rani of Jhansi Regiment
this entity surface form: Jhansi ki Rani Regiment