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India was a champion of the Free World, we respect India's WW2 struggle in this house (lemmy.world)
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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)

India sent hundreds-of-thousands of soldiers to the European and North African fronts, though.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Did India send soldiers, or did Britain send Indian ~~soldiers~~ conscripts?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 48 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The Indian Army was, at this time, actually an all-volunteer force.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ah OK, no conscripts.

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So what if it were conscription? If the British forced them and they helped win an honorable war to stop fascism, how does that change the fact here that the Indian people deserve more respect and recognition for it?

Do conscripts not matter?

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think the issue is India being dragged into a war by its colonizers. India would have had no reason to fight in those fronts if it wasn't for the fact it was controlled by Britain.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 22 hours ago

I would say not no reason, but certainly less reason.