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If you have the miliotary chennel its is always reproted when they talk abut the british foces. Certainly has much as othet such forces serving under the british.
Any WW2 history book on the Italian campaign that discusses British Army troops seems to mention the Indian troops.
What does seem underreported is that Australian troops were pulled out of the European theater and virtually none took part in the Normandy Invasion or the march across Europe.
There are a lot aspects of WW2 that are not generally well known. That's what makes reading history so fascinating.
What does seem underreported is that Australian troops were pulled out of the European theater and virtually none took part in the Normandy Invasion or the march across Europe.
Why should that be reported? It seems more important to give credit to who was involved than to report who wasn't; that's a long list with a lot more nations than Australia on it. Mexico for instance.
If you have the miliotary chennel its is always reproted when they talk abut the british foces. Certainly has much as othet such forces serving under the british.
Anyone that likes history...double check your cable channels and see if you have the military channel tucked away up in some high obscur # place.
It is one of the best channels out there and is quite frankly excellent on a number of historical items.
I saw their biography on Pershing the other day and was delighted.
Why should that be reported? It seems more important to give credit to who was involved than to report who wasn't; that's a long list with a lot more nations than Australia on it. Mexico for instance.
Mexico sent their Air Force to fight in the Pacific but didn't deploy any of its military to fight in Europe.
Any WW2 history book on the Italian campaign that discusses British Army troops seems to mention the Indian troops.
What does seem underreported is that Australian troops were pulled out of the European theater and virtually none took part in the Normandy Invasion or the march across Europe.
There are a lot aspects of WW2 that are not generally well known. That's what makes reading history so fascinating.
The Australian divisions in North Africa were eventually all returned to Australia in 1942 , to face the more pressing threat of Japan to their homeland. None served in the Italian campaign.
Mexico sent their Air Force to fight in the Pacific but didn't deploy any of its military to fight in Europe.
Correct, Mexican Air Force units, flying American aurcraft, served in the Phillipines campaign.
There was a Brazilian contingent that served in the later stages of the Italian Campaign.
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