Hikari Kikan
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Hikari Kikan | |
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| Allegiance | Japan |
| Service/ | Japanese army |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
The Hikari Kikan was the
Azad Hind Government that replaced the I Kikan. It was initially headed by Colonel Bin Yamamoto, later replaced by Major General Saburo Isoda
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The Hikari Kikan recruited
Ceylonese, Indians, and other South Asians domiciled in Japanese-occupied British Malaya and Singapore for espionage missions against the Allies during World War II
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See also
References
- Chandra Bose to Nihon. By Joyce C. Lebra; Horie Yoshitaka; Fujiwara Iwaichi. Tokyo. Hara Shobo. 1968.
- Four Lankans die in secret 'independence' war, Janaka Perera
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