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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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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Ah OK, no conscripts.

[–] callouscomic@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days ago

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