Mohan Singh (military officer)

Mohan Singh
Mohan Singh
Singh (in turban) being greeted by the Japanese Major Fujiwara Iwaichi, April 1942
Born3 January 1909
Died26 December 1989 (aged 80)
Jugiana, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Soldier, General
Known forFounder and the only General of the First Indian National Army and the Desh Sevak Sena
MovementIndian Independence movement, Partition of India

Mohan Singh (3 January 1909 – 26 December 1989) was a British Indian Army officer, and later member of the Indian Independence Movement, best known for founding and leading the Indian National Army in South East Asia during World War II.[1][2] Following Indian independence, Mohan Singh later served in public life as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) of the Indian Parliament.

  1. ^ Ray, N.R. (1984). Challenge, a Saga of India's Struggle for Freedom. People's Publishing House. p. 586.
  2. ^ Ghosh, R. (2006). Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Indian Freedom Struggle (Set in 2 Vols.). Deep & Deep Publications. p. 32. ISBN 978-81-7629-842-1.