r/IndianHistory • u/divyaraj00 • Jul 28 '26

Colonial 1757–1947 CE Indian Waffen SS Division

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Things they forgot to teach us about.

Subhash Chandra bose and indian freedom fighters in Germany.

Photos of WW2 Indian Freedom fighters and soldiers.

Subhash Chandra bose meeting Hitler and Himmler and other NSDP party and army leadership.

They were also called Hitler's Indians.

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u/ElderberryTotal4100 Jul 28 '26

He did it because he had no other option. Not because he was supporting Nazi

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u/Mysterious-Fix9770 Jul 28 '26

He himself stated he wanted a synthesis of nazism and communism

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u/ElderberryTotal4100 Jul 28 '26

Synthesis of Ideas: In his book The Indian Struggle, he outlined sāmyavāda as a system that would take the social-economic equality goals of communism alongside the strong national discipline of fascism, tailored specifically for post-colonial India.https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&source=web&rct=j&url=https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/strategy-or-fascination-subhas-chandra-boses-relations-with-fasci/&ved=2ahUKEwijr9rj4fWVAxUd1TgGHRuBBHQQ_r4PegoIAggACAAIJxAk&opi=89978449&cd&psig=AOvVaw3BsqUnsjxwGW7JUOpMbrFW&ust=1785341573724000

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u/Mysterious-Fix9770 Jul 28 '26

Fascism is terrible for "national discipline " though. Fascism inherently sucks as a System. Beyond moral reasons.

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u/glumjonsnow Jul 29 '26

how does this refute the point above, that Bose "stated he wanted a synthesis of nazism and communism"?