<P> Indians fought with distinction throughout the world , including in the European theatre against Germany , in North Africa against Germany and Italy , in the South Asian region defending India against the Japanese and fighting the Japanese in Burma . Indians also aided in liberating British colonies such as Singapore and Hong Kong after the Japanese surrender in August 1945 . Over 87,000 Indian soldiers ( including those from modern day Pakistan , Nepal , and Bangladesh ) died in World War II . Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck , Commander - in - Chief of the Indian Army from 1942 asserted the British `` could n't have come through both wars ( World War I and II ) if they had n't had the Indian Army . '' </P>
<P> Indians fought with distinction throughout the world , including in the European theatre against Germany , in North Africa against Germany and Italy , in the South Asian region defending India against the Japanese and fighting the Japanese in Burma . Indians also aided in liberating British colonies such as Singapore and Hong Kong after the Japanese surrender in August 1945 . Over 87,000 Indian soldiers ( including those from modern day Pakistan , Nepal , and Bangladesh ) died in World War II . Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck , Commander - in - Chief of the Indian Army from 1942 asserted the British `` could n't have come through both wars ( World War I and II ) if they had n't had the Indian Army . '' </P>
who attacked india in the second world war
who attacked india in the second world war
the Japanese
the Japanese