Part 2 ( V1)

• A German submarine departed from the city of Kiel, Germany


  9th February 1943
• An Indian named Matsuda was present among the Nazi soldiers on the submarine
• Mission of the submarine

  Travel Southward, go around Africa and transfer Mr. Matsuda to a Japanese submarine
• The sea route was full of British ships


  This was during World War II when Germany and Japan were fighting against the British
• The German submarine reached the coast of Madagascar and spotted a Japanese submarine


  26th April 1943
• The sea was so stormy

  It could have been dangerous for these two submarines to get closer
• The submarines kept moving in parallel


  For the next two days
• Mr. Matsuda emerged from the submarine on a small raft, paddling and drenched, and reached the Japanese submarine where he was welcomed by Captain Masao Teraoka
• Mr. Matsuda is none other than Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
• Subhash Chandra Bose became the first Indian to travel in a submarine during this historic journey
• Subhash Chandra Bose is one of the greatest freedom fighters of India
• World War II started

  1939
• Viceroy Lord Linlithgow declared war on behalf of India without consulting any Indian
• Congress resigned from their positions under the Government of India Act
• Subhash Chandra Bose was organizing his own party, The Forward Bloc
• Subhash Chandra Bose was becoming too vocal about his leftist ideology


  This wasn't appreciated by the other leaders of Congress
• Bose wanted to use World War II for India's benefit and breaking off from Congress had become a necessity for him
• Bose was leading a march in Calcutta and was arrested by the British government


  July 1940
• Bose's actions in jail

  1. Launched a hunger strike

  2. Gave an ultimatum to the British government to release him or he shall refuse to live
• The British government released Bose from jail and put him under house arrest to avoid being blamed if he were to die in jail</b>
• Bose's plan was to go to Germany and ask the Germans for help to fight against the British
• Bose's journey to reach Germany

  1. Contacted a communist organization in Punjab

  2. Entered through Afghanistan

  3. Went to the Soviet Union

  4. Reached Germany
• Bose sneaked out of his house in disguise with his nephew Shishir Kumar Bose


  16th January 1941
• Bose and Bhagat Ram Talwar left Peshawar and crossed the border of the British Empire


  26th January 1941
• Bose reached Kabul


  29th January 1941
• The British government found out about Bose's escape 12 days after the fact
• Bose's escape was so secret that even his mother didn't know about it
• The British government could not catch Bose again after the first few days of his escape
• In Kabul, Bose went to the Soviet embassy but didn't get any help, then he contacted the German embassy
• A German minister sent a telegram to the German foreign minister about meeting Bose


  5th February 1941
• Bose met the Italian ambassador in Kabul

  22nd February 1941
• Bose was given a new Italian passport with the name Orlando Mazzotta


  10th March 1941
• The British government had intercepted an Italian diplomatic communication and found out that Bose was in Kabul and planning to go to Germany
• Two British intelligence officers were tasked with finding and k!lling Bose in Turkey before he reached Germany
• Bose reached Berlin, Germany

  2nd April 1941
• Bose's 3 objectives in Germany

  • Set up an Indian government in exile
  • Find a way for his voice to reach the people
  • Establish an army made up of Indian prisoners of war
• Germany never gave diplomatic recognition to India's independence as Hitler was not comfortable with the idea
• Hitler admired the British government's domination and administration of India and wanted to see India under British rule
• Hitler made fun of Indian freedom fighters by calling them "Asiatic jugglers"
• Despite Hitler's negative attitude, he wanted to use Bose against the British in WWII