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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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[–] [S] 33 points 1 year ago (6 children)

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

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  • [–] 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)

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

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  • [–] [S] 49 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Ah OK, no conscripts.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago (2 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?

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