Sasvad
| Sasvad | |
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| Presidency: Bombay | |
| Coordinates: | 18.55°N, 74.000°E |
| Altitude: | 1,556 m (5,105 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Saswad |
| State/Province: | Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
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Sasvad was the headquarters of Purandhar tahsil in the Poona District in the Central division of Bombay Presidency during the British period. See Bombay Districts.
Purandhar was the location of a internment camp for enemy civilians during the Second World War. This was located in an old military camp, on a mountain top, in a very isolated position. For more details see POW Camps in India.
During the Second World War there was an Army Camp at Gulunche located in Purandhar tahsil.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Saswad
Variants: Sasvad
External links
- Sasvad Imperial Gazetteer
- "An easy war in the Royal Artillery (Part 2)" by Arthur Finn. Scroll down for a description of Army life at Galunche c 1945. BBC's WW2 People's War
