Thursday, August 11, 2011

Burma in world war two.?

British and allied soldiers who served in Burma during WW2 did not stay there years after the war was over, they were known as the 14th Army the forgotten army DURING the war, whilst it was still on, due to the fact less reports were made about their progress, it took longer for mail and other supplies to get to them, hence the belief they were forgotten. The British Fourteenth Army was a multinational force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during World War II. Many of its units were from the Indian Army as well as British units and there were also significant contributions from West and East African divisions within the British Army.It was often referred to as the "Forgotten Army" because its operations in the Burma Campaign were overlooked by the contemporary press, and remained more obscure than those of the corresponding formations in Europe for long after the war.

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