12-20-2006, 19:54 PM
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Banished
Join Date: 11-11-06
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They (Indians) were not fighting the decisive theatres. China was a decisive theatre.
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LOL..
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World War II
At the outbreak of World War II, the Indian army numbered 205,000 men. Later on during World War II the Indian Army would become the largest all-volunteer force in history, rising to over 2.5 million men in size. These forces included tank, artillery and airborne forces. On October 18, 1941 the 151st Parachute Battalion was formed from soldiers serving in the Indian Army. Later this unit was joined by the 152nd (Indian) and 153rd (Gurkha) Parachute Battalion.
Indian soldiers won 30 Victoria Crosses during the Second World War. See List of Indian Victoria Cross recipients for details of these men.
About 87,000 Indian soldiers lost their lives during this conflict.
Particularly notable contributions of the Indian Army during that conflict were in the campaigns in:
Burma, including the Battle of Kohima and Battle of Imphal
Middle East,
North Africa,
Italy;
East Africa,
see also British Eighth Army, First and Second Battles of El Alamein and the Battle of Monte Cassino.
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I guess none of these were decisive sectors/ theaters... 
Last edited by northface : 12-20-2006 at 20:08 PM.
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