

The industrial, military, and financial might of the country provided a critical base that Great Britain leveraged for the Allies benefit during the war. The participation by India in the Allied campaign was strong throughout the war despite some political setbacks. Participation included significant efforts in North Africa against the Germans and General Rommel, in the CBI defending the homeland against the Japanese, in both Italy and Germany in Europe, and helping to liberate Singapore and Hong Kong. Throughout all of the theaters of WW2, Indian soldiers were noted to have fought with distinction.

