Historical place archive

Singapore in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Singapore in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels2 people1942–1943

Historical events in Singapore

1942

September 1942
Formation of the Indian National Army
Mohan Singh · World War, 2nd

Mohan Singh organizes Indian prisoners of war in Southeast Asia into the first Indian National Army.

1943

25 August 1943
Assumption of INA Command
Subhas Chandra Bose · World War, 2nd

Subhas Chandra Bose formally takes command of the reorganized Indian National Army and prepares it for operations toward India.

23 October 1943
Declaration of War
Subhas Chandra Bose · World War, 2nd

The Provisional Government led by Subhas Chandra Bose declares war on Britain and the United States.

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match India and Singapore. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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