Fujiwara Kikan
Fujiwara Kikan ( Japanese 藤原 機関 ), also called F-Kikan, was a Japanese intelligence operation during the Pacific War with the aim of convincing Indian officers and soldiers to defend themselves.
Overview
This operation was named after the commanding Major Fujiwara Iwaichi (1908–1986). He was tasked with mobilizing anti-British forces during the Malay operations from 1941 to 1942 to facilitate the conquest of India. He won enough Indian officers and soldiers to set up the " Indian National Army " under the direction of Captain Mohan Singh (1909–1989) with 40,000 prisoners of war. In recognition of the rescue and subsequent protection of the Sultan of Kedah and his family, Prince Abdul Raman (1903–1990), who later became Malay's first prime minister (1963–1970), appealed to his people to work with the Japanese.
The organization also tried to mobilize the anti-British "Young Malay Union". However, it had little success, as the leading members were arrested shortly after the war began. With the British abandonment of Singapore in February 1942, the organization was dissolved. A new liaison organization, named "Iwakura Kikan" after the chief, Colonel Iwakuro Hideo (– 畔 豪雄; 1897-1970), took over the further coordination of the activities of the Indian National Army and the Japanese military.
Remarks
- ↑ Fujiwara is in the background of the photo.
literature
- S. Noma (Ed.): Fujiwara Kikan . In: Japan. An Illustrated Encyclopedia. Kodansha, 1993. ISBN 4-06-205938-X , p. 420.