India contributed divisions and brigades to the European, Mediterranean, West Asian, North African, and East African theatres. In Europe, Indian soldiers were among the first to suffer the horrors of the trenches.
欧洲、地中海、西亚、北非和东非战区都可以看到印度军队的身影。欧洲的印度部队最早领略了战壕的恐怖。战争开始还不满一年他们就成群地被害，他们还承受了德国军队的多次正面进攻。