My father fought in Burma in 1944. In Myitkyina specifically. He lost many of his friend to the Japanese. But he lived to the ripe old age of 83. He said before his death that he could see many of his dead friends in the room waiting for him to join them in the after-death life.
@jerryswallow
5 жыл бұрын
that is very strange my father was also 83 and said the same thing before he died.
@m_cc6649
2 жыл бұрын
@@jerryswallow was he a veteran?
@jerryswallow
2 жыл бұрын
@@m_cc6649 yes he was,
@Azoria4
2 жыл бұрын
@@jerryswallow dayum
@5314memo
Жыл бұрын
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@marcmcleanphoto
3 жыл бұрын
Granda was ran over by a tank in burma, he lay heavily wounded and embedded in the mud for days before being discovered, he recovered and after the war worked at the shipbuilders in Glasgow, he passed peacefully in his late 80's. rip granda x
@Mod-rw9cw
3 жыл бұрын
What a hero. You must of been proud of him.
@jakxcombat
3 жыл бұрын
Tough as fuck Glaswegian right there. The man earned his right to a peaceful passing, and I thank him for his courage and sacrifice to our country! ❤❤
@geoffbell166
3 жыл бұрын
Bloody hell! He was as hard as a Coffin Nail!✌️
@kelvin5005
3 жыл бұрын
american of british lad?
@simonvirus6417
2 жыл бұрын
Imagine telling another bloke that , what a survivor your Grand dad was.
@bazmondo
5 жыл бұрын
Anyone interested in a good account of the Burma campaign should read 'defeat into victory' penned by general William Slim. A superb general history of the Burma theatre from start to finish including the efforts of the Chinese and Americans as well as the British empire forces. No real bias, quick to point out his own shortcomings and mistakes and keen to heap praise on his subordinates and contemporaries, he tells it how it was. Quite a contrast to some of the generals memoirs books I have read where failures are someone else's fault and successes were all of their own doing. William Slim, one of the finest generals of the 20th century and probably the most overlooked.
@matthewoconnell4700
5 жыл бұрын
My grandad was a chindit who served with the Gurkha, and still to this day meets with the survivors every year in Coventry, may they never be forgot!
@mwnciboo
3 жыл бұрын
They might have viewed thenselves as the "Forgotten Army"...But the Burma Campaigns show how incredible the British Army and its wider empire units were.They got hit hard, learned, reforged themselves, then outplayed the Japanese at their own game. It was bitter, and brutal, and Japanese conduct vs prisoners and wounded, supercharged the conflict to be no quarter given and surrender / prisoners was a highly emotive issue. All the Veterans of that campaign had it worse than any other theatre. Respect to him, no one who has done even a small amount of reading on this theatre will forget them. I can recommend, the Book Defeat into Victory by Field Marshall Slim.
@eamonnclabby7067
3 жыл бұрын
My wife, s dad was a Muleteer in the first Chindits campaign, he always spoke highly of the Gurkha, RIP ,brave men all...E
@iandavies6575
3 жыл бұрын
The Chindits were the toughest of the tough
@larrygonzalez3903
2 жыл бұрын
Greetings from America. I want to give gratitude to your grandfather. He was part of the last great generation of real men who believed in working hard and fighting for what's right.
@allgood6760
2 жыл бұрын
Lest we forget👍🇳🇿
@Bookcheekspreader
Жыл бұрын
I found photos of my great uncle who served during WW2. He was part of the U.S. contingent that fought in Burma. Fascinating photos. Never knew him personally but my grandmother said he dealt with a lot of psychological issues when he came back state side. The photos were of him with locals, the bush, villages, and his battle buddies.
@michaelrutledge7048
5 жыл бұрын
My uncle was with Merrill in Burma. His experiences there profoundly affected him the rest of his life.
@sagittario5543
3 жыл бұрын
Multiple great grandfathers and their brothers and great great grandfathers and their brothers fought in Burma in the Punjab Regiment of British Indian Army.
@ragef1225
7 жыл бұрын
my grandfather fought in Burma, he was attached to an artillery division, hes was discharged after a few years due to malaria. the war never left him.
@curlywurly1797ify
2 ай бұрын
My grandad was also in an artillery division, the royal artillery / 96th field regiment of the Royal Devonshire Yeomanry. If you have never applied to the National archives for his service records, I highly recommend that you do. It would give you lots of information about his service during the war. Also, some servicemen were a part of the "calling Blighty" project (do a web search and it may actually apply to your grandfather).
@curlywurly1797ify
2 ай бұрын
I forgot to mention that my grandad also suffered from malaria during his 5 yr posting the far east and had recurring bouts of it in the years that followed. He passed away only last year (March 2023, 2 months away from his 100th birthday) 😥 Gunner J.J.Mannix 🥀 UBIQUE 🥀
@joiluvps
5 жыл бұрын
My dad served in Chinese army as battalion commander of 2nd battalion during the battle in Yenangyaung. Later he moved to Ramgarh, India. Battle of Burma during WWII is a forgotten history, not too many people talked about it. And it's kinda late to retrieve since most of them faded away already. But anyway, salute allies' fighters fought for this land.
@jamesdavy2850
5 жыл бұрын
My dad was in the 14th army in Burma the forgotten army still fighting till August 1945 19 years old a real man miss you so much dad
@92dazman
4 жыл бұрын
Dad was same in the 14th,these men never got a hero's welcome home,the forgotten army,Did'nt like saying much about time over there think it brought back bad memories,those who lived through it and those who passed.R.I.P. DAD
@ArmaNilam
4 жыл бұрын
James Davy discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7368282 my grand father belonged to this regiment .4 Battalion 4 Prince of Wales's Own Gurkha Rifles. He was awarded Military Cross for his role during this campaign , seized multiple Japanese post and cleared them Out from there .
@EmmaSelwood
2 жыл бұрын
My dad was also in that regiment. He never spoke about what happened, but was obviously traumatised by it.
@michelescott739
Ай бұрын
My DAD WAS IN 14TH ARMY BOB SCOTT, AS WELL , GODBLESS ALL CHINDITS!.
@missysbloglife
2 жыл бұрын
My grandpa was part of the OSS Detachment 101. He was a captain, trained the Kachin, blew up bridges, interrogated POWs, did counterintelligence, and much more. He was shot by a Japanese sniper.. hit several times. He was saved by one of his men, and after surgery and recovery, was sent home where he and my grandma had 9 children.
@harrisonmantooth3647
5 жыл бұрын
My father-in-law fought in the CBI Theater under Vinegar Joe as he used to say. He passed away Jan. 7, 2019 at the age of 98. He was a tough Okie till the end. Raised up on the farm in Bray Oklahoma, the family moved to the Pacific Northwest where he and his brother's worked in the timber industry, Washington state and Oregon. Because of his background working in timber and construction, he served with the combat engineers. He often spoke of hunting meat for his platoon, Pea Fowl he called them, monkeys and, whatever else he came across. He often discussed his service over there but, he never mentioned any fighting with the enemy. He spoke often about the hunting as mentioned above, gambling and, making Hootch and selling it. Yeah, Nov. 29, 1920 - Jan. 7, 2019. RIP Dad, you've earned your rest. Stan
@JesusChrist-ss4pz
4 жыл бұрын
5 of my granduncles fought in world war 1 and 3 of them fought in world war 2 they were Gurkhas,the 3 survived those wars,they were very joyful people if you met them in person you would never guess they were such fierce warriors in thier youth,now all of them passed away cause of natural causes,lots of love to them ,my father was in the Falkland wars and he didnt want me to join the Army,mayb cause I am his only son and he wanted me to walk a different path
@diegomorata2885
5 жыл бұрын
My grand dad played a pivotal role in ww2 . He was a janitor in ww2.
@Zen-rw2fz
3 жыл бұрын
Lest we forget
@shalockholmes6377
8 жыл бұрын
my Grandpa was 7 years old when the Gurkha parachute along the irrawadi river. some were stuck on the top of the tree he said. 😅 he saids they were very kind.
@PDXDrumr
8 жыл бұрын
Any more stories? That's a part of history that is pretty important. Did they work with the soldiers?
@humanbear4
8 жыл бұрын
the Gurkhas were working with the British army during the entire world war2 campaign. So it's not unreasonable to believe that when they (Gurkhas) were there to help and reinforce the British soldiers holed up in the region. Doing a bit more research actually shows that the Gurkhas held a few more campaigns of their own which basically pushed the Japanese back more because they were even more specially trained in Gorilla warfare tactics than the Japanese, and used the Japanese strength against them. In time the Ghurkhas eventually made a reputation for themselves in the second world war often helping British troops by opening up holes in Japanese lines to allow them to evacuate wounded soldiers. If you would like to learn more, there isn't a whole lot you can learn online, so I encourage you to look for books on the Gurkha campaigns in ww2.
@jerryswallow
5 жыл бұрын
gurkha were the best, remember grandpa,s stories, bless him
@gokulkhanal598
4 жыл бұрын
I am Gorkha and I live near Irrawaddy river, Myitkyina (Ledo road) This might be our forefathers 😁😁😅
@ArmaNilam
4 жыл бұрын
humanbear4 find Magras Gurung at this link . He is my Grand father who fought in this 1945 Burma campaign and was awarded the Military Cross in 1946 . He was my maternal grand father . discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7368282
@sim_1
3 жыл бұрын
My Great-Grandad fought in Burma for the whole duration of the War, my Mum and Grandad tell me he was a Champion Boxer and also a great footballer, who would’ve gone professional if he hadn’t had partook in the War. My mum tells me he would never talk about what he’d witnessed, she only knew because my Great-Grandma would talk to her about it. My mum tells me he would cry whenever he heard Vera Lynn’s Music playing, since he’d remembered when she sang for them in Burma. My Mum tells me another story of how he was woken up by a Surprise attack, and the beheaded head of an enemy soldier, which rolled next to him where he slept. My other Great-Grandad fought and was captured and tortured by the Opposing soldiers, before he was able to come home. They stuck hot needles between his fingernails and exposed him to things no person should ever have to witness. He died shortly after returning home, he’d witnessed too much and couldn’t handle it. Rest In Peace.
@kaito1213
3 жыл бұрын
Ahh RIP sorry for hear that
@curlywurly1797ify
2 ай бұрын
Sending endless thanks to your great grandparents in the afterlife for their part in maintaining our freedom ❤❤
@navjyotsingh9580
5 жыл бұрын
There were not only the brave Gurkha's involved in the battle of the Burma but also the Sikhs. Many of them even have got victoria cross Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge , Naik Nand Singh ,Naik Gian Singh etc.
@mal3519
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed the Sikh's were very brave fighting men . Also Assam's. Punjabi's. And other Indian units Gurkha, African . British and Commonwealth troops. Huge respect to all of them.
@rnstoo1
5 жыл бұрын
Brunt of the fighting that broke the Japanese army in Burma was conducted by the 14th Army under William Slim. The contribution of the Indians who fought there was paramount in the victories at Imphal / Kohima. The Japanese themselves recorded this as their worst defeat in their military history up to that point. The battles and the courageous performance of the Indian troops is not recognized by India as much as it should be since it is today seen as a "Colonial" battle serving British interests. In Britain however it is celebrated as one of the major victories in THEIR history. There is a barracks at York named "Imphal" The 14th Army was actually know as the "Forgotten 14th" . The Chindits and the American counterpart - "Force Galahad" (or "Merrills Marauders) were valuable players in the disruption of communications etc. behind Japanese lines. When they were combined and put under Stillwell"s command they were completely decimated due to alleged negligence and poor leadership under Stillwell. The battles would not have been won without air supply and support by American personnel and equipment. Everybody played a role.
@liverbot4854
10 ай бұрын
I hate how the Indian government ignores the battles of Kohima and Imphal, given they happened literally on Indian soil. Not many Indians even know that India was invaded (albeit for a short while).
@tac7058
5 жыл бұрын
My great grandad fought there, still got his medals. RIP to everyone who died
@bendobbing9239
5 жыл бұрын
My grandfather fought there as well, he was only 17 when he was deployed
@rahulvp9184
6 жыл бұрын
My grandma told me her uncle was a soldier in British Indian Army and he fought the war in Burma. And he returned to home safely after the war ended.
@xcalibrx1653
5 жыл бұрын
With all respects to everyone who fought in the Burma front, the theatre was mainly a commonwealth and Chinese effort. Yes we(Americans) did train a size-able Chinese force to fight the Japanese but so did the British(X&Y force were western trained units). However, they were the ones that were going to do most of the killing and dying.
@boxcannon8321
2 жыл бұрын
And the British colonial forces
@Jackman1st
10 жыл бұрын
Great grandad was a commando in Burma RIP
@shelbycox6332
6 жыл бұрын
Jackman1st that is very amazing did he talk about it....mine didn't too much very rarely just a few things
@shelbycox6332
5 жыл бұрын
Jackman1st I been honored to meet him
@shelbycox6332
5 жыл бұрын
@@Craigx71 was he under vinger Joe or was he a British? I been honor to have meet him
@PUKANA69
5 жыл бұрын
Half of my family is Anglo Indian / Anglo Burmese and my grandfather and all his brothers fought as British soldiers as RAF pilots or Jungle specialists as they were hunters. The other half were some Māori buggers in Italy slogging it out against Rommel. Fucked up story but grandfathers family and extended family had to walk out of Burma over the mountains and only the local (can’t remember the tribes name) had walked it, I don’t think it was the road of death march will check in the book they wrote tomorrow but it was similar. If you guys want a good story check out Jack Grisham, big game hunter who was a jungle warfare specialist had a pet leopard
@mwnciboo
5 жыл бұрын
Best soldiers of the war...Far from home, almost no support, the forgotten army vs the most Brutal and Tenacious enemy. After the initial Japanese sucesses SLIM bled the Japanese white with Commando's like your Great Grandad. The forgotten army, but the Japanese never forgot they just suffered.
@pierrelucbouma1109
4 жыл бұрын
I remember my friend from West Africa telling me his grand father fought in Burma. He was from Nigeria
@peterhall728
3 жыл бұрын
Yes, the African divisions fought there very well I belive. Along the coast. Not sure if it was the East or West African divisions though.
@shaunmoncur2990
3 жыл бұрын
@@peterhall728 My father was a Chindit and they had West Africans serving along side them
@peterhall728
3 жыл бұрын
@@shaunmoncur2990 have you read the book "Quartered safe out here" by George Mcdonald Frasar? Excellent book about his time in The Border Regiment in Burma. Your Dad certainly went through it out there as a Chindit. Total respect for him mate.
@MaddoxKillgore
3 жыл бұрын
@@peterhall728 Alot of east africans too from kenya.
@JohnSmith-xy3gb
4 жыл бұрын
My grandpa was an English Sargent in this.he joined the war in 1941 as soon as he was old enough to be drafted and had been firewatching on the roof of Cadbury’s chocolate factory at night before that.he never spoke much what he saw just his friends in the army and the good times he had with them,only when he got dementia did he start to divulge alittle,never much or anything actually in context but he was upset that much was clear.RIP GRANDPA
@martyrobinson149
8 жыл бұрын
Britain's colonies in the far east were poorly defended due to other fronts, commitments wars with Germany, Italy. Yet British, Commonwealth forces halted the Japanese advance and went on the offensive liberating the territories they previously lost while supporting American forces in the Pacific.
@NapoleonBonaparde
6 жыл бұрын
"Liberating" what places like Singapore and the Dutch East Indies you sure "liberated" them
@diegomorata2885
5 жыл бұрын
It was liberated, you mean reconquered. True British imperialism.
@Razzy1312
5 жыл бұрын
@@NapoleonBonaparde Oh boo hoo. If it wasn't the British or the French it would have been the Japanese or how it is today - the Chinese. China has now conquered Hong Kong, though they did so politically and without bloodshed. This is the way the world works. The world is one of empires that conquer the weak in hopes of conquering each other. If you think the world has changed in the last 120 years you are very wrong. Same goes for all those that complain about Europeans conquering the Native Americans. If it wasn't the Europeans it simply would have been the Arabs or Chinese who would conquer North America a little later in history. Weak empires inevitably get conquered and the only question is by whom.
@ashutoshgautam7543
4 жыл бұрын
@@Razzy1312 that means u are saying that china india should invade poor britain now before anyone else....ohhhh sorry sorry jihadis already invade britain internally .....poor britain
@kevingray5646
3 жыл бұрын
10000 Indian ‘commonwealth’ troops joined the Japanese to try to liberate their own nation from the British after Churchill transported food from Bengal allowing 2 million Bengalis to die of hunger. His retort, “they breed like lice anyway’....
@rohitvikram9393
3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather fought for British as soilder of Gurkha regiment in Burma,after supply line was cut off he had too survied on his dead fellow soilders shoes(eating them),he had scars of sprinters of grenades and explosives in his thigh and knees,he passed away in 1996, this is the only story he told me I wish he was alive so I could ask him more
@TlanaHrahsel
5 жыл бұрын
My grandfather also fought in Burma, he's a Jemadar. He killed Japanese and took the samurai, we still have that samurai.
@toviaHAOKIP2410
3 жыл бұрын
You mean samurai sword???
@stevespencer8904
4 жыл бұрын
My Paternal Grandfather served in India and Burma - West Riding Regiment. Sergeant Ernest Spencer.
@VenuGopal-iq8rh
5 жыл бұрын
My uncle Major Venugopal was in the eastern front. He was in the Maratha light infantry. Major Venugopal went up to Surabaya and had an important role in the formation of Indonesia under its first president Sukarno.
@davidgray8191
3 жыл бұрын
My father, Captain George A. Gray(USA signal corps.). was War Room orderly to Mountbatten. The tactical maps for Rangoon had been breached, prior to arrival in Ceylon. My father signed for those maps. Which always arrived under heavy guard.
@haroldmerewether1224
4 жыл бұрын
I knew a few Gurkhas a while ago, the kindest and most hard working of people, always smiling.
@theconservativemonarchist6823
4 жыл бұрын
Check out the World At War episode "Its a lovely day tomorrow" It is an entire 1hr episode about Burma 1942 - 1944. Much more detail, pictures and other cool stuff.
@stevegreig7084
7 жыл бұрын
The rearguard action talked about early in the piece was The Battle of the Admin Box. I read about it in Stephen Greig's historical fiction novel, 'The Boy From The Past'. Quite a good account of the battle.
@soralb6368
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine being in one of those non-air- conditioned tanks in the middle of the Burmese jungle.
@stevek8829
5 жыл бұрын
Or north Africa!!
5 жыл бұрын
They were a TOUGH bunch of sumbitches!
@aobro8729
5 жыл бұрын
great grandfather fought as a gun man. and died in 1989 rip wilberforce
@limeychefboy
4 жыл бұрын
My Grandad was evacd at Dunkirk then off to Burma, he was a Cook, said the closest he came to combat was when the Japanese strafed his flour:) Thank Fuck or I might not be here...
@shantanushahi6120
5 жыл бұрын
Grandfather fought in Burma. Jai Gorkha.
@monkyt9240
5 жыл бұрын
Shantanu Shahi I want to hear the story from u
@jerryswallow
5 жыл бұрын
bless you my friend and blessing to your grandfather, much respect to the gurkha, my father fought in a unit with gurkha soldiers in italy, they are the best, greeting from canada
@lukehunter2362
4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather fought for Royal Navy driving marines in Burma. Rip Alfred Hunter
@byrdmaniacsg2776
3 жыл бұрын
My father joined Merrill’s Marauders in early 1944. He suffered malaria and jungle rot. The war never left him.
@utterfliess
Жыл бұрын
I think my greatgrandma survived WW2. She is burmese, she lived in mandalay at that time. at 1952, (after the war and the independence) my grandma was borned at monywa. i didn't get to know my great gramdma that much because she died in 2017 or 2019. long live the veterans! and rest in peace to the people who died. thank you for serving this country.
@deplorabled1695
5 жыл бұрын
Battle of Kohima needs to be a movie.
@mikiSS91
5 жыл бұрын
Need a movie on the battle of IMPHAL and kohima.... Not many people know about this battle and was overshadowed by battles fought in Europe...
@chrisholland7367
5 жыл бұрын
And unfortunately the Pacific campaign fought by the Americans.
@raviraichhetri8830
4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather was hit on his foot in kohima war... Hope u guys know the distroyed tank in chandbari kohima...
@pablomonsalve3911
3 жыл бұрын
This whole South East Asia theater has recieved very little attention
@lostbengaliassam9545
5 жыл бұрын
The forgotten chapter of the war. This remote place (I live in these parts) is a nightmare in normal times, leave alone war.
@roland3042
7 жыл бұрын
5:22 My grand father was one of those guys.
@gokulkhanal598
4 жыл бұрын
Are you Gorkha?
@morriganravenchild6613
5 жыл бұрын
Totally slanted towards US effort and historically inaccurate. It was Slim with Commonwealth troops that stopped the Japanese at Kohima with a contribution by Wingate's Chindits behind lines!
@azungjamir6752
5 жыл бұрын
agreed... am from kohima... there is a well maintained commonwealth cemetary in kohima
@Tokski
5 жыл бұрын
But the Americans provided troops, weapons, ammunitions, land-sea-air supports with armored vehicles-tanks-amphibious landing crafts/warships and warplanes to the allied forces in Burma, without it the liberation will not succeed..
@morriganravenchild6613
5 жыл бұрын
@@Tokski Disagree. The key battle was Kohima - a British and Empire effort only.
@Tokski
5 жыл бұрын
@@morriganravenchild6613 I dont know if the British Empire forces have their own war supplies, not with the American supplies.. smh
@morriganravenchild6613
5 жыл бұрын
@@Tokski Let's say Lee Enfield Mk IV rifle, 25 pdr gun. Cromwell Tank, tropicalised Spitfire/Hurricane/Mosquito etc.
@kaushikdas5301
5 жыл бұрын
I am from kohima ..that is called NEFA(northeastern frontier army ) under british india ,it is india who stopped The Japanese invasion...2.5 million man in uniform died to liberate hifa in israel,europe and asia😥😥😥😥😥😥..my great grand father is one of them
@adamadickotal3842
5 жыл бұрын
Check your information well, there's no a country called Israel
@kaushikdas5301
5 жыл бұрын
@@adamadickotal3842 Lol stop your nense
@jerryswallow
5 жыл бұрын
sad to hear my friend bless him, was he indian soldier..no one seem to mention the indian soldier who were great fighter, i remember, my father fought in italy with a multi national force, gurkha, indian, and others, blessing from canada
@kaushikdas5301
5 жыл бұрын
@@jerryswallow yup Indians were the largest voulanter army in that time ..British fill their army with Indian because they don't have the population to counter the enemy .. battle of Kohima was fought by NEFA the Indian army but no one seems to care ..British were the instructors and planner but we were the executor
@jerryswallow
5 жыл бұрын
@@kaushikdas5301 very nice to hear..
@chrisholland7367
7 жыл бұрын
Chindits British special forces group deep into the heart of Burma. Imphal and kohima is where British and Indian forces stopped and checked the Japanese.
@iandavies6575
5 жыл бұрын
Chindits were extremely tough
@mikiSS91
5 жыл бұрын
The battles of Imphal and Kohima during World War II was the greatest battles fought in the history of the British Army..
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
4 жыл бұрын
@I am Jean Pierre, the Evil Puppet! They were one of them, the British destroyed a Japanese army 100,000 strong.
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
4 жыл бұрын
@I am Jean Pierre, the Evil Puppet! That's a bit of a stretch, they died of starvation and disease for many reasons ranging from the environment , to good British logistics and tactics. Except the largest defeat of the campaign was at the hands of British troops... Imphal and Kohima, and also it was Bill Slim that oversaw the reconstruction of the 14th army and lead it to victory. The US and Chinese had nothing to do with either victory.
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
4 жыл бұрын
@I am Jean Pierre, the Evil Puppet! " massive American material support," Oh you mean the 12,000 US troops compared to the 1 million british troops we had down there? The fate of the Japanese 15th army was already decided after the disasters of Imphal and Kohima where the Japanese lost 60,000 men which passed the initiative to the 14th army, the Japanese were in full retreat after that.
@bionicsjw
5 жыл бұрын
My dad was Army Air Corp in Burma. He was a crew chief and was most likely on the C47 seen at 1:55. he also served with the Gurkhas and brought back a Ghurka knife that was used on a Japanese Soldier. I have a picture of him holding the Skull supposedly of that soldier. During the 1970's and 1980's he was national president of the China, Burma, India Veterans Association. FYI, his boss was Jimmy Buffett's dad.
@fuujinmugen
11 ай бұрын
The late Norman Partington was in Burma under Wingate. He didn’t ever talk about his time there. A remarkable man. Sorely missed.
@rusenrai7783
9 жыл бұрын
Our ancestors entering the battlefield from the air , Like a boss :3 Ayo Gurkhaaaaaa !!!!! I,,/
@idleonlooker1078
5 жыл бұрын
Gurkhas are MAGNIFICENT!! Period!! 👍
@klabumalami6699
5 жыл бұрын
Rusen rai... what mean "Ayo" in Gurkha word???? we Malays people also have word "Ayo" 😃😃
@parbatrai1345
5 жыл бұрын
+Klabu Malami ayo means to come or came in the past form
@dipeshthapa8204
5 жыл бұрын
@@klabumalami6699 ayo gurkha means here the gurkha come
@gokulkhanal598
4 жыл бұрын
Jai Maa Kali....Aayo Gorkhali It means Hail Goddess Kali, Gorkhali is Coming😍
@khouse1554
4 жыл бұрын
My grand uncle died here... he fought for British and the British sent his wife some money as ‘compensation’
@thevelointhevale1132
3 жыл бұрын
My Uncle was a Chindit in Wingate's 3rd Column ...the Chindits trained Merrils Maurauders! My Grandfather also served British Army in Burma ... they both came home.
@ShinyArjunSingh
Жыл бұрын
my grandfather was in burma war too...he was saying there were bullets flying like bees over there troops...
@basilbrush8620
5 жыл бұрын
The presenter may SOUND like British but it is American - and overlooks the fact that General Slim (Brtish) was the commander while the overall commander was Viscount Mountbatten ( British ) was the overall commander and the fact that more British ( the VAST majority troops, including Canadians, Indians, Australians, Scottish , English and other nationalites of the British empire as it was then. The British, through the chindits also mounted the largest special services operation during the Burma campaing the world has EVER seen, right up to this day.
@jerryswallow
5 жыл бұрын
thanks for the canadian mention, nothing ever heard of us in ww1 ww2
@goodrowan2231
5 жыл бұрын
British Army wouldn't be complete without the Gurkhas. Absolutely fearless people, enemy soil themselves when they see Gurkhas in fight mode.
@ayyodele
4 жыл бұрын
Rather the Africans who without them, the Japanese would have finished the British.
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
4 жыл бұрын
@@ayyodele The British fought just as hard as any one else read up the royal west kents regiment
@michelescott739
Ай бұрын
GOD BLESS ALL THE OLD SOLDIERS OF BURMA! THANKYOU
@veraw1221
4 жыл бұрын
My dad was in Burma Ernest alexander webster british royal Navy escaped to Fremantle west Australia in ship with 50 or 60 Others he died on the gold coast queensland 2008 love u dad RIP Davidx
@Rqiskinq
Жыл бұрын
My grandad was one of Gurkhas in Burma. He is 83 years old now.
@yellownotsus7538
5 жыл бұрын
*my great grandfather was marine, he is Burmese and he fought with British defend Japanese soldiers*
@asian0665
2 жыл бұрын
the Burmese sided with Japan while my people sided with British but the British abandoned us. The Burmese hated my people so much that they started killing them after the ww2
@user-pd9ju5dk5s
2 жыл бұрын
@@asian0665 Never trust Western people. Americans also abandoned Kurds, Afghans, South Vietnamese.
@granskare
5 жыл бұрын
the m3 tank, this had a side gun & 1 at the top - it did well in Burma
@caesarerelmacahilig2611
5 жыл бұрын
My father was 6 years old during the pacific war in "I shall return" in Philippines, He is currently 81 years old from now
@smartfutureenglishlanguage1504
8 жыл бұрын
Lots of thanks for this very informative video.
@morgs2436
5 жыл бұрын
My grandad from 9th battalion from the royal Sussex regiment was there
@zorozoro8878
5 жыл бұрын
Great soldiers Gurkhas
@brianbates7866
3 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the worst places you could be posted during the war
@iramjaidulkarim7500
8 жыл бұрын
I heard the British had built an RAF air base in Cox's bazar of our Bangladesh to prepare an airstrike on yagoon against the Japanese
@Abdul_Lahori
4 жыл бұрын
My late grandfather and my namesake who passed before I was born served in Burma as an engineer. The Muslims of India served in great numbers as the leader of the Muslim league called for the Muslims to support the war effort.
@art0694
2 жыл бұрын
My relative was in the OSS (Office of Strategic Services). He was responsible for blowing up bridges.
@ojno11
3 жыл бұрын
My Taid was a Gunner in the 14th army, 4th Corps, 8th Medium regiment Royal Artillery! Fought at Imphal, Irrawaddy crossing and at Meiktila. I have a copy of the war diary of his regiment.
@sugarcan1110
Жыл бұрын
How to find that one
@rinchentamang4685
4 жыл бұрын
Respect in battlefield. Gurkhas
@psmiddx2096
Жыл бұрын
My Dad was at Kohima. He said that the Japanese soldiers got SO close in, they had to bury the artillery down "flat" when they got within the arc of those guns and let them have it point blank!
@fraseredkins2509
3 жыл бұрын
A pity America and China can't cooperate like this today.
@AD-gj8zf
5 жыл бұрын
We,Indians,never fight for any organisation,man or any troop. We fight to save our motherland. You can see the movie Kesari,2019 on the battle of Saragarhi which was fought in 1897,there the 21 men of the Sikh Regiment fought against 10000 Afghan fighters,Vande Mataram🚩
@bmphil3400
Жыл бұрын
My great Uncle fought in Burma in WW2. He wouldn't talk about it. My Grandfather was in the Philippines with the Army Engineers and he would talk about it some. Also had a Great Uncle that died at the D Day invasion.....
@dipeshkc7859
3 жыл бұрын
My grandfather also gurkha and Save united Kingdom from gurkhas of nepal 🇳🇵
@rinchentamang4367
5 жыл бұрын
If the man said he is not afraid of dying . Either he is lying or he is Gurkha
@redDL89
5 жыл бұрын
4:13 lol it looked as if the howitzer was set up on a bouncy castle. That is the bounciest cannon i've ever seen.
@limeychefboy
4 жыл бұрын
the size of the tires!:)
@jigmewangchuk4085
4 жыл бұрын
Sad thing is we aren't taught about this in our history books, even though it was fairly recent. They continue to teach about things that happened 500-1000 years ago (Don't get me wrong i love history and find it all fascinating) but can't tell us about this. Hmm i wonder why ? (Rhetorical question, i know why)
@vincentvarkor
6 жыл бұрын
I came from MOH Rising Sun mission "In Search Of Yamashita's Gold"
@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-
5 жыл бұрын
@VincentVarkor Best medal of honour game in my opinion
@ThunderIndian
Жыл бұрын
Which documentary is this
@royalshrestha5667
5 жыл бұрын
The Gurkha Rifle
@redactedagentdataexpunged9431
6 жыл бұрын
My great great grandfather was serving in the Number 3 Commandos in British India during WW2
@ranadeepjash1150
3 жыл бұрын
the author forgot that gurkhas are part of indian army and it is among the finest regiments of Indian army.
@iandavies6575
6 жыл бұрын
Only about 1% of the troops in Burma were Americans and Stillwell only had a small part, Bill Slim was the main General, he was in command of the British 14th Army made up of British and Indian troops.This docu is nonsense
@Blueeeberrry
6 жыл бұрын
That's quite right.... on this front, during that time period, the Americans were mostly support personnels. Their aircrafts (mostly transport), their trucks, and their jeeps were invaluable, one must admit. But, on the actual fighting front.... it's the British and the Commonwealth forces who must take most of the credit.
@bionicsjw
5 жыл бұрын
Ever hear of Merrill's Marauders?
@alonsocushing2398
5 жыл бұрын
2700 men. And they won the war in Burma all by themselves? Wow!
@idleonlooker1078
5 жыл бұрын
@@Paul42no After Pearl Harbour the US geared up for war, and largely provided that materiel required to win WWII. This was because: 1) the entire industrial might of the US geared to war production after Pearl Harbour, 2) US industry adopted mass production - and adapted items such as the Merlin engine on to lines of mass producution (Packard Merlins). 3) most importantly, the entire US industrial might was unaffected by enemy action as it was geographically untouchable - by any theatre of war. (Except by the Japanese ballooning bombs into mainland US via the jet stream winds - killing about a dozen people in total - but even this didn't affect US industry in any way.)
@idleonlooker1078
5 жыл бұрын
@Chrispy P No. It was mainly commonwealth troops, the Chinese and Burmese with - in comparison - a very few Yanks (to lay the claim that they, alone!, won the war in Burma!). Oh, - and that's not forgetting the Japanese troops who also fought there as well - but on the other side!!
@zayya9362
4 жыл бұрын
My grandfather also fight in Burma. He kick British Japanese and Gurka out of Burma to get independence. Burma is the first country who get independence from colonized in South East Asia. And Still largerst country in the main land of south East Asia.
@richardbowes6897
9 жыл бұрын
Not one mention of Orde Wingate.
@quintinout
5 жыл бұрын
Trev wasn't mentioned either. Top bloke he was
@jerryswallow
5 жыл бұрын
yes, none
@eamonnclabby7067
3 жыл бұрын
Or mad Mike Calvert...Mrs c,a dad was in the first Chindits column as a muleteer, and hero worshipped Ord Wingate who was 50 years ahead of his time as regarding joint operations ...a flawed genius..
@limeychefboy
4 жыл бұрын
see the kid at 5.36 carrying a relatively huge weapon:)
@youpayme
5 жыл бұрын
The battle of Kohima famously known for the tennis court episode is considered as the fiercest battle fought in the history of World war 2 chapter. Nagas were then outside the reign of Britishers or any other imperialist. The Britishers though captured the whole of the region around the Naga hills kept them undisturbed and they remained outside the strong colonial power. It was when the Britishers left after the war that India shamelessly professing non-aggression infront of the world sent her troops to conquer the Naga hills which never had fallen into any colonial power in history. The war the started between the Nagas and the Indians whom distastefully brushed aside their Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi's word that Nagas were free people and will be free from Indian Union if they wish to had send their military to suppress the Nagas' rights and freedom and forced them into Indian Union. The world over should now acknowledge the basic Human values and speak for the truth. Dear freedom loving people from all over the world must regard this historical fact and speak in support of Free Nagaland. God bless you all!
@santho4770
8 жыл бұрын
gurkha
@kenc9236
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
@crazyvideoholic9380
3 жыл бұрын
Gurkha's were the real heroes in Burma war
@raviraichhetri8830
4 жыл бұрын
That was the first time when samurai met Gurkhas....
@friendofamir349
3 жыл бұрын
thank you
@louisjjohnston
3 жыл бұрын
So many people forget about Burma and Western Asia during ww2 ☹️
@arpan6827
5 жыл бұрын
The next war in this region is looming and it will be a terrifying one.
5 жыл бұрын
Let's hope it does not turn nuclear.
@Theearthtraveler
12 күн бұрын
Good video!
@binro9092
4 жыл бұрын
I think Rambo was inspired from Gurkhas 🤣🤣🤣
@nutmaster9541
Жыл бұрын
2:18 that japanese soldier featured on one of the cutscene in cod world at war
@graemesydney38
5 жыл бұрын
2:00 you can see the barrel angle up as the base plate settles, and yet no sighting adjustments. You wonder why they were call 'drop shorts'!
@khinkyinuuetheint2590
3 жыл бұрын
Now I know the how our last palace was bruned down.It was brunt down.Also that is the days when Military was good and not greedy.Burmese were betrayed by their allies two times.
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