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	The '''Gandhi Brigade''' or the '''2nd Guerrilla Regiment''' of the [[Indian National Army]] formed a part of the [[First INA]] and later formed a part of the 1st Division after its revival under Subhas Chandra Bose.		The '''Gandhi Brigade''' or the '''2nd Guerrilla Regiment''' of the [[Indian National Army]] formed a part of the [[First INA]] and later formed a part of the 1st Division after its revival under Subhas Chandra Bose.

			Formed in September 1942, named after the Indian freedom fighter [[Mahatma Gandhi]],<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Singh \|first=Sushant \|date= 10 September 2022\|title=Bose is being shown as counter to Gandhi. He would have rejected the idea \|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/bose-is-being-shown-as-counter-to-gandhi-he-would-have-rejected-the-idea-1144037.html \|url-status=live \|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> the unit came under the command of Col Inayat Kiani and consisted of two infantry battalions, 1st battalion was commanded by Captain [[Malik Munawar Khan Awan]]. It participated in the INA's [[Imphal Campaign]] where Munawar initially routed the 16th Indian Infantry Division and caused heavy casualties through frequent ambushes. It later came under the command of [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)\|Shah Nawaz Khan]] in 1944 and fought around the [[Irrawaddy River\|Irrawaddy]], against the successful Allied [[Burma Campaign]].

	Formed in September 1942, the unit came under the command of Col Inayat Kiani and consisted of two infantry battalions, 1st battalion was commanded by Captain [[Malik Munawar Khan Awan]]. It participated in the INA's [[Imphal Campaign]] where Munawar initially routed the 16th Indian Infantry Division and caused heavy casualties through frequent ambushes. It later came under the command of [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)\|Shah Nawaz Khan]] in 1944 and fought around the [[Irrawaddy River\|Irrawaddy]], against the successful Allied [[Burma Campaign]].
	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[Hindustan Field Force]]		*[[Hindustan Field Force]]
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	==References==		==References==
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	*Fay, Peter W. (1993), ''The Forgotten Army: India's Armed Struggle for Independence, 1942-1945.'' Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press., {{ISBN\|0-472-08342-2}}		*Fay, Peter W. (1993), ''The Forgotten Army: India's Armed Struggle for Independence, 1942-1945.'' Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press., {{ISBN\|0-472-08342-2}}

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{{short description|Unit of the Indian National Army}}
The '''Gandhi Brigade''' or the '''2nd Guerrilla Regiment''' of the [[Indian National Army]] formed a part of the [[First INA]] and later formed a part of the 1st Division after its revival under Subhas Chandra Bose.

Formed in September 1942, the unit came under the command of Col Inayat Kiani and consisted of two infantry battalions, 1st battalion was commanded by Captain [[Malik Munawar Khan Awan]]. It participated in the INA's [[Imphal Campaign]] where Munawar initially routed the 16th Indian Infantry Division and caused heavy casualties through frequent ambushes. It later came under the command of [[Shah Nawaz Khan (general)|Shah Nawaz Khan]] in 1944 and fought around the [[Irrawaddy River|Irrawaddy]], against the successful Allied [[Burma Campaign]].
==See also==
*[[Hindustan Field Force]]
*[[Battle of Irrawaddy]]

==References==
*Fay, Peter W. (1993), ''The Forgotten Army: India's Armed Struggle for Independence, 1942-1945.'' Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press., {{ISBN|0-472-08342-2}}

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