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Go to nordvpn.com/historyvpn to get 73% off the 2-year plan with 4 additional months for free! Try NordVPN risk-free thanks to their 30-day money-back guarantee! CORRECTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS: While the RSS were one of many groups in India that expressed sympathy or admiration for Hitler and/or his Fascist ideology, the true depth of their feelings remains a subject of debate both within and outside of India. We have been made aware of an error in the borders between Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as a translation error on our Japanese map. We have also received questions about the map of India and Pakistan presented when discussing the idea of partition: the map presented is not intended to accurately portray the borders of Indian and Pakistan, but rather to visually represent the idea of partition along ethno-religious lines. Sign up for Armchair History TV today! armchairhistory.tv/ Promo code: ARMCHAIRHISTORY for 50% OFF Merchandise available at store.armchairhistory.tv/ Check out the new Armchair History TV Mobile App too! apps.apple.com/us/app/armchair-history-tv/id1514643375 play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tv.uscreen.armchairhistorytv Discord: discord.gg/zY5jzKp Twitter: twitter.com/ArmchairHist

[@neoindiamapping9162]

Thank you for making a video on India

[@bushidobro5117]

Good job with this one armchair! Could you do a Philippine perspective next?

[@christopherhoffer6643]

Here's an idea: The second Italo Ethiopian war from the Ethiopian perspective.

[@oliversherman2414]

If you think of it the British Empire lasted till the 1990s. Britain gave up it's last territory (Hong Kong) by that point in time.

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

@@neoindiamapping9162 I know you, hello 👋🏻

[@fancymoustache2784]

For the small amount of credit Indians get, they certainly do deserve an entire documentary of their bravery in this bloody war.

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

As a Brit/Welshman I totally agree. Indian soldiers are some of the bravest during WW2.

[@Zam_iii]

Facts bro

[@onetonneterrain2677]

Ngl, they were extremely tolerant when they saw their traditions and culture disrespected during WW2.

[@GBA811]

What about an Indian version of Band of Brothers?

[@KennyFCB]

No one talks about Indians in the war against the Moustache Man.

[@Reason1717]

As an American, we learn so little of this aspect of WWII, that is an error and a injustice to those brave men of India. Glad I watched this an learned something. So much more I need to learn.

[@geoffers158]

@Nick Fury the White romanticise Japanese virtue? Please explain. I'm sure Korea and China found that the Japanese weren't virtuous.

[@killerrogue]

If you would like to know the things that are not often portrayed in the world, then I think this may help you.There is a problem in the West. They always portray fascism and communism as the only enemy of the global peace, but it's absolutely wrong. The West may have committed less crimes in the Cold War compared to the radical communists, but they were almost equally responsible for the atrocities committed by them compared to the ones by Axis. The crimes of the victors barely appears but the crimes committed by the losers are always shown. Before the Cold War, the Allied nations also committed a lot of horrible genocides and violated human rights. Like ill treatment of the "blacks", exploiting their colonies and even serious crimes which will be too painful to listen. In a lot of cases, US and UK also preferred to let the fascists stay in power in order to avoid a communist takeover. Subhash Chandra Bose was never radical in terms of ideology. However, he was forced to collaborate with the Axis and turn a blind eye from their atrocities because he knew none of the sides are better. He trusted the British in WWI in hopes of becoming their promise of making India independent true. But it was a lie. So, he decided to side with the Axis this time after seeing the same old treatment of the British. He never opposed democracy from his heart, but he had to do it as it was the only way he can fight the war. I am not an Indian but in India, he is mostly hailed as a hero. He was really great as a human. He put his life and everything below his country. He reportedly cried when any INA soldier died in a battle. He even didn't slept the night he heard that WWII was over. This side is often overshadowed by his choices, which is very wrong because all sides of a story should be shown. The West says that they support democracy, but in a lot of times, they supported autocracy over democracy, like in Korea and Afghanistan in 80s. While the West may be the most kind now, no one is actually 100% right. One KZbin comment is not never enough to explain everything. So, I did as much as I can. You can watch the insanity of Bose in this move dedicated to him. If you are someone who is interested in history and also to know the largely unknown sides of WWII, then I can definitely say that you are going to learn something from this movie. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTdh5impJyZgdk

[@killerrogue]

Subhash Chandra Bose is often portrayed as the radical Indian in WWII. However, this is far from the truth. This person saw the dream of an independent India. He even decided how would India be after he would liberate it. He even decided the police network of India. His German co-workers said that his visions were ahead of his time. He sacrificed everything, his life, family, his comfort, his home just to liberate his nation. He always put his country ahead of everyone. He loved his country more than anyone else.

[@killerrogue]

He even decided his IAS service, the civil service jobs under the British Indian government, in which he scored 4th. Even after getting such a great score, he didn't accept the jobs because he wouldn't work for Britain. You can see the Golden watch in the movie which was gifted to him by his father for this score.

[@killerrogue]

And speaking of respect, Griffin himself also doesn't know about it. Most of the Indians hail him even today as a hero. You can see his statues, his name everywhere in India. Even the Kolkata airport is named after him. You can see in the movie how the Indians felt when they saw him. They would touch his feet for blessing and one women in the movie even said that what she had done for him is nothing compared to his service to the country. In a lot of police station, you can see his portrait hung on the wall. He is far from being hated in India. I was even kicked out of the Discord server with another person for sheding light onto such things. One moderator was so toxic that he continued to insult us for no reason in DMs. However, there is not always one side of a story. Everyone should know about both of the sides before making an opinion. I know that the Allied victory was important for the general wellbeing of the world, but we have also lost a lot of jewels like Subhash Chandra Bose in the process.

[@prasanth2601]

This video reminds me a quote "For millions Churchill is a hero, but for a billion people he is a villain"

[@stonecoldtakes]

The only difference between Churchill and Hitler is that the latter had European victims.

[@prasanth2601]

@@stonecoldtakes exactly.

[@bengoacher4455]

Churchill did what was necessary to win the war. I think Indians consider that if Churchill didn't divert resources then there would be no suffering in India. But the reality is that Britain would've starved to death, and then Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan would've come for India. Indians would've been slaves to the nationalist regimes of Japan and Germany and suffered much worse than they did under the Raj.

[@a_nayak]

@@bengoacher4455 nice explanation for Killing 40 millions of Bengalis.

[@user-cq8hw3ni7g]

@@bengoacher4455 Germany was with native India lmao , lookup INA and Nazi germany

[@elitecoder955]

It's crazy how the sacrifice of an entire generation of men is forgotten , I wish they taught me more about these men who served . If it wasn't for my Grandpa who told me the stories , I wouldn't have felt indebted to them

[@darkshylf2010]

As an Indian we feel very much frustrated... Our ancestors did everything despite being colonized just to be forgotten.

[@siddarth3955]

Lol forgotten? Here's another fun fact. When Pakistan invaded Bangladesh in 1971 and killed millions of Bangladeshis, untold attrocities committed against 100000+ women, it was Indian army that liberated them. Now the same Bangladeshis have joined in their islamic brotherhood with pakistan and keep spewing hate against India with their propaganda. The ungrateful lot have the audacity to order India to separate the state of kashmir otherwise they will remain ungrateful apparently, a state in which Islamists committed mass genocide of Hindus in 1991 in the majority hindu Indian country itself.

[@silverstarlight9395]

Men and women

[@turquoiz_the_potato]

@@silverstarlight9395yeah as if women fought in the battles

[@silverstarlight9395]

@@turquoiz_the_potato they did

[@lekrims5687]

"an austrian painter declares war" sounds like a reasonable title in a newspaper

[@thor1696]

Failed painter though got rejected in vienna university

[@user-kj6sw3to4m]

Can't forget he faught in ww1

[@nxdeflowers]

@@user-kj6sw3to4m yeah

[@EternalHappElements]

He will paint the map now.

[@Fish1701A]

@@thor1696 If he only had been a better painter ....

[@gcb4763]

In Australia and New Zealand, we were not taught that India provided more troops than Australia, New Zealand and Canada combined to defend the British empire.

[@BlackHawkTejas]

They are many things that are not taught in Anglo countries, because they know what horrific crimes they did. And they don't want their credits to be taken away & want to portray themselves better than Hitler's Germany when they were even worse.

[@Hasan_D.Peasant]

Well, they never get past the aboriginal history lessons so it figures as much. And before you say there were lessons on war as well, I know, but they are mainly overshadowed by the aboriginal history. A lot of rasism and stuff.

[@BewareTheCarpenter]

In fairness, India had many times more people than Australia, New Zealand and Canada combined even with our current populations compared to their ww2 era population. They still did good.

[@silenceiswisdom]

@@BewareTheCarpenter Wydm population of india started to increase from 70s we where 290 million in early 19s

[@BewareTheCarpenter]

@@silenceiswisdom And between Australia, New Zealand and Canada today we have less than 65 million. It would have been less back then.

[@azharulislam4975]

I am a Bengali from Bangladesh. We were learned 3 million Bengali were killied by Pakistani military in Bangladesh with geopolitical favor of US and Arab countries. Around 4.3 million Benglai died due to man-made femine by british colonial regime during WW II. We strongly believe that the death number was more than 2-3 millions during WWII in Bengal. By the way thankful to you for highliting the secrifices of Bengali for WWII.

[@Z71990]

But u bangladeshis still will not thank India in ur independence struggle

[@pranavkumar9877]

@Seljuk Gaming what crimes

[@xyst0n]

You were not learned english good also

[@SOUVIK_RAY_]

@@seljukboiii1187 Crimes against Muslims? If we had to do crimes, we would have invaded Bangladesh long back. But we respect your people and sovereignty. Besides we saw what happened at ISKON temple in Dhaka and elsewhere. Never forget two things 1. Bangladesh exists because of India. 2. Your ancestors were Hindus who were brutally converted to Islam.

[@Makoto417]

@Seljuk Gaming didn't know Bangladesh have propaganda too. Those who rule Bangladesh today are in cahoots with Pakistan, and were together responsible for the murders of 2.5 million Hindu Bengalis in the 1971 Holocaust That's what internet says

[@asp2410]

The fact we see so many comments from people around the world not knowing about this is so weird to me that even the history of around last 150 years can be or rather is twisted, hidden and sometimes straight up misrepresented.. Thanks for the video

[@Sai-ns9ky]

Its very easy. Its still happening in this day and age. Western academia is heavily biased.

[@arkadeepchanda9524]

What more do you expect buddy , almost every western institution have always kept india in dark , even now they won't highlight our scientific achivements, out of there superiority complex.

[@Kalaki9996]

As an Indian, NATO needs to be stopped. Putin is a hero we dont deserve but desperately need. Cannot allow NATO to re-establish colonialism and world domination. They are just a bunch of imperialists in a trench coat. I would take nuclear winter over NATO expansion. The British are vile and subhuman. British, French, Americans and West Europeans can never be trusted.

[@underbjorn]

Agreed. But it's KZbin comments, would not expect anything but relativisers and revisionists glorifying the British racial dictatorship in India and ignoring history, just like some people deny the Holocaust or Rape of Nanking.

[@preetamraj4713]

What would u tell them bro even when our textbooks doesn't give details about them , from 6th to 10th we just study about foreign invasions (their good deeds) rather than their harsh policies

[@hallmichael35]

India sent millions to fight against fascism & the veterans get little credit by both their own country & the Allies. The British Indian Army consistently fought valiantly & with great determination to win.Thank you for covering this!

[@larsgrotjohann]

Indian's forces were decisive in North Africa.

[@dimakrupchov4680]

Millions of Slavs central Asians Jews and Muslims sent to fight fascism and the west takes credit for liberation of Europe. Also yea India fought hard but while we starved by the millions building war machines sending our fathers and sons by the hundreds of thousands Churchill wanted to be a little bitch boy and open the second front when we needed few more months to reach the polish German border instead of it being sooner in 43 and yet still with the Americans takes credit for freeing europe

[@broskiii5500]

no they didnt fight agaist fascism( in india they didnt hate or admire the nazis ), they fought against the axis because they were forced, many leaders like Bose and the INA joined the axis forces to fight the Raj

[@Mrityormokshiya]

But Britain was fascist itself. They put Indian soldiers to die for a nation that massacred their people. I don't understand why people don't see this angle

[@larsgrotjohann]

@@dimakrupchov4680 the Americans in the west but specially the red army in the east put the nails on the Wehrmacht coffin.

[@achyuthansanal]

thank you for covering this, the contributions India and other colonies are often not given the attention they need. It is worth noticing that India had the largest volunteer army in WW2, the british indian army.

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

@Not RickRoll 👇👻 go away

[@neelusharma1596]

@@skeetrix5577 shut up

[@whatsupthesky4718]

@@Jordan-bb4xt what did they do ?

[@an1ketsharma]

He did jackshit to cover the Indian Contributions to the war effort

[@orpheus3357]

Not just the war but of all time

[@kyleowen372]

The Indians have definitely been through a lot and after all our government did to them over the years, to still be loyal and fight for us speaks volumes that's why I have always respected them.

[@Goofyderclown]

Thanks man. So many brits hate us and call us dirty, poor, etc. Nice hearing a British appreciating what Indians did for them in the WW1 and WW2.

[@stonecoldtakes]

Money talks

[@nightfury4756]

@@stonecoldtakes what money??!!

[@stonecoldtakes]

@@nightfury4756 they get paid to fight on behalf of the empire

[@dhuh943]

Easy to be loyal when they gaslight and exploit you like that lol

[@peghead]

Not to sound superficial, but the relatively accurate animation portraying weapons and equipment is the main reason I watch these productions, it shows a great attention to detail and elevates confidence in the historical accuracy of the narrative. Great job.

[@whois_historian]

This is never a Indian perspective, this is a western perspective. Most of Indian didn't joined the Allied because of Princely State, but for the Motherfucker Gandhi. Gandhi a British agent, a man responsible for partition of India, a man who misled the Indians. You mischievously associated RSS with Hittler when there is no similarity in between their ideals, one is a Hindu, other is a Christian extremist. Except some freedom fighters believed "Enemy of enemy, is a friend

[@AMNG1994]

Winston Churchill was a bigger villain to Indians than Adolf Hitler ever was.

[@bl1tz533]

Adolf Hitler is Kalki

[@aswinuk5571]

Nah both were same but Hitler didn't care about India

[@user-yr1cs1pw6h]

Hitler to the Jews=Churchill to the Indians.

[@lifeless1113]

@@user-yr1cs1pw6h yep

[@lifeless1113]

@@user-yr1cs1pw6h Churchill, Adolf and Stalin are idoits

[@vinaynaidu1395]

The Famous quotes of Dr Shashi Tharoor-"No wonder that the Sun never set on the British Empire because even GOD couldn't Trust the English in the Dark''

[@yungchunks6931]

That's pretty racist

[@kapnocap7204]

@@yungchunks6931 how so? Please carry to explain.

[@bendover-bz4bc]

England will reign over the world as we always have ...... LONG LIVE BRITISH EMPIRE !!! THE MOST POWERFUL EMPIRE OF ALL TIME !. we had colonized half the world in our prime and we can do it again if someone decides to look at us with dirty eyes.

[@ruthwikreddy9444]

@@bendover-bz4bc more like arabland

[@alvinanil6996]

@@bendover-bz4bc Try it. You couldn't get out of the EU without making a mess. There is no sun on the British empire.

[@adrianedwin5799]

Thank you for this eye opener. As a person with Indian heritage this really gives me a better perspective of a war I’ve only heard from my great grandfather’s personal anecdotes. (He fought in Bordeaux)

[@whois_historian]

This is never a Indian perspective, this is a western perspective. Most of Indian didn't joined the Allied because of Princely State, but for the Motherfucker Gandhi. Gandhi a British agent, a man responsible for partition of India, a man who misled the Indians. You mischievously associated RSS with Hittler when there is no similarity in between their ideals, one is a Hindu, other is a Christian extremist. Except some freedom fighters believed "Enemy of enemy, is a friend

[@ArnicaMachado]

Very interesting video. As an Indian, I never learned or knew that most of these things happened. We learned about the freedom struggle of our country, but never the larger picture of the impact of the world wars or the sacrifices of Indian troops or the deaths of civilians under the hands of the British. Independence came at such a great price and I'm ever grateful for the sacrifices of my countrymen. Our Independence day is on 15th of August, by the way!

[@skincap30]

The Indian who continued to lift weights even in a war zone is a certified Giga-chad.

[@scottanos9981]

He is "Sikhing" those gainzz

[@fullmetaltheorist]

@@scottanos9981 Certified meme classic

[@undauntedteach8966]

If there wasn't mahatma Indians would have mutunied against allies

[@matpk]

@Learn Punjabi Compare 1930s Nazi Germany Vs 2020s Communist China IN YOUR NEXT VIDEO Project.

[@moonagaming6068]

Lmao yes

[@watercressfabrique3333]

My grandpa, a Bengali, was 15 at this time. He told all of the Japanese Bombing stories. It seemed like a horror. This documentary reminded me of him. Edit: Thanks for all the wonderful replies, and yes, my grandpa is still alive today.

[@thatindiandude4602]

Bengal is the intellectual powerhouse of India.

[@Grogueman]

@@thatindiandude4602 Yup, vibrating with red intellectuals for the past 50 years.

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@Grogueman you are going to hate kerala even more then :D

[@heatengine9283]

@Amey Tiwari Communism is a helluva drug.

[@strikex9543]

It is my great yet saddening respect for the people of the great generation they have suffered for a better world and a great world is what they shall have, maybe the heaven for now may they rest in peace. 🇧🇩✊

[@UkSapyy]

As an English man, I look back on this stuff with distress. Aspects of what should be a shared pride for our hero's doing something to create a common history tieing different heritages together is tarnished by the elites and their attitudes, the common folk have no reason to see each other as different let alone dislike one another or worse. To not have good working & equally beneficial relations with places like India after they played such a crucial place in history is upsetting. India doesn't get enough credit and because of that, it has taken away from what it means to be British. I'm not sure how the future will play out but I've got nothing but respect for India. My heritage and values are not those of the past but I shouldn't distance myself from it, there should be room for pride and a heavy heart, every nation is home to a dark past they try to paint out of the books but education, acceptance and condolence when acknowledging the wrong is better than ignorance, protest and pretending to be something better than our ancestors as not only is it damaging but without acceptance, there isn't true compassion and we're doomed to repeat.

[@sarahtobore2832]

What a crock. The common people are the biggest supporters of such. Tell an average white person that a poc is trying to take away their rights and watch how they turn.

[@HonkersChonkers]

As another British person don’t take your pride from being British our past has good parts and bad parts like every other country

[@shoannazareth4529]

Excellent work bro 🤜

[@lordsiomai]

For real, India does not get enough credit it deserves for its contribution to both World Wars. Glad you made this.

[@Clee-os6pv]

India wasn't even an independent nation. And was still a British colony in both world wars.

[@vikramshekar15]

I believe no one currently sums up India the way J Sai Deepak does. He's on point

[@tinted8244]

@Abhishek Harge The whole Indian army in WWI and WWII was made up entirely of volunteers.

[@SadCheetah]

Before we give them credit the British should probably repay all the money and resources it "borrowed" just before quitting India, on-top of reperations of course

[@godz3717]

@UCPDeBU9gn-QgRIwbCGLY9Bw they fought because they were slaves, not because they wanted money

[@jaysinha0]

My dad was a child in Bengal during WW2 and he remembers the terrible famine. Desperately hungry people would eat grass. Thousands of corpses littered the roads and villages. This was almost as terrible as the Holocaust in Europe.

[@dragonforcegaming7555]

more terrible than that we lost more. Bengal alone had more population than the other states or Germany during 1943.

[@adolfthegreat-124]

@@dragonforcegaming7555 churchill made bengal famine was forgotten holocaust .

[@dragonforcegaming7555]

@@adolfthegreat-124 yes

[@patrik9328]

Thats awful

[@vintagejock3951]

The ever famous quote of history is written by the victor.

[@lakshyajoshi9686]

My great-grandfather fought in Burma for the British Indian army. Glad to finally see credits given to brave Indian soldiers like him

[@8Djoshh]

Well done. This is a great, informative video.

[@kachrachi]

Thank you for making a video on this. My grandfather fought on the Burma front against the Japanese. In his later years, he'd share that he was fighting an enemy he didn't hate, and fighting for British who he didn't love. Crazy times, conveniently forgotten too.

[@ngashjr]

My friend's grand Dad was also there with the Eastern Africa king's African riffles.... He told us they carried all the weight on their backs through the mud and were used as canon fodder

[@davidbofinger]

“Those I fight I do not hate, / Those I guard I do not love” -- William Butler Yeats (Irish rather than Indian, WW1 rather than WW2)

[@kanewilliams1140]

One time I got my hands on some old family photos and saw my British great grandfather stationed in New Delhi, Calcutta and later Mandalay between 1942-1944. That knowledge is honestly very dark, I have no reason to think he did anything wrong, but I have no reason to think he wasn’t a part of the atrocities that went on in Bengal. I am shocked Britain doesn’t acknowledge this more, but more personally I find it so strange that 4 generations ago my ancestors could have done that.

[@kugerblitz7388]

@@kanewilliams1140 the crazy thing about the modern world is that I as an indian talk to you while being completely chill lol

[@denverbritto5606]

Yes, he did it for money

[@Ass-kicker]

One thing I like the most about India was that "they chose honey over vinegar" i.e. they didn't oppress the locals during the war and instead aided them. According to their culture, "An Enemy is an enemy till he/she is fighting" which again means that if the enemy is injured, he/she is no longer your enemy and always help/aid the injured/victim even if they are your enemy. (One of my indian friend told me about this 😅. It was related with water or something in the Mahabharata)

[@sureshnayak5690]

Bro if read the history of india , king follows rules called rajadharma , according to that 1. One who surrenders shouldnt kill them , 2. The enemies who show there back in battle u should not chase them … 3. No attack or fight when sun is not present , 4 . King must solve his peoples interest 5. Should not destroy others monuments etc 6. Before going to war announce the day and place 7 . Die but never surrender or step back. ……. this is the reason islamic invasion happened bcz they dont follow this rules …….. after British came with cunning scheme , another messup happened

[@bimalroy387]

I agree Japan is India's friend in need.

[@penguinpng-gj1lr]

Arimodorinkuto is a stupidly long name

[@pankajkumarsharma4375]

U r my Friend

[@tryambaknathjha7574]

According to Indian regional war laws entering someone else's war is illegal.

[@ashimroy4222]

My grandfather was in INA from 1943-45, fought against British force in Burma, he sacrificed blood for our motherland

[@LichsuhoathinhDrabattle]

Great video, looking forward to your next videos❣❣

[@MrJaMe5B0nD]

An old man in our village who fought against the Japanese said, that after the Japanese would win a battle they would go around finding anyone that was still alive. If they were white/english they would get a bullet in the head if they were brown/indian they would be let go. The Japanese would let them go believing that the Indians were fighting as slaves and that taking their lives was meaningless. I remember him saying the Japanese were ruthless in all aspects but still spared him cause he fit in the same category as a slave basically. Edit: There's some disagreements going down in the comments so I'm editing for the sake of clearing one point up. Most of the Indians that were captured and let go saw the invading Japanese forces as saviours, saving them from Colonial Rule. Most of these soldiers saw this as compassion from the Japanese hence they picked up arms against the British and their own country men.

[@Theoriginalsaxocomedy]

@shruti ss And like British didn't discriminate India.

[@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404]

Ur grandpa had slave mentality

[@MrJaMe5B0nD]

@@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404 No sadly you are mistaken, he wasn't my grandfather. Also if slave mentality is what saved the old fella then props to him for making it out alive.

[@KumolalaSavesta]

@@slayerofcrusadersandsmallh6404 Lmfaoooo wtf bro 😭😭

[@westernersareuntermench2474]

Only the british could be so horrible that imperial japan was moved to pity.

[@afanbadal6465]

“For a empire to rise another must fall” but in this case both were falling

[@nandinhocunha440]

After WW1 British Empire was falling slowly

[@universenerdd]

‘Murica

[@maxdavis7722]

Your sorta wrong tho as the nazis, French and British empire fell the American and Soviet empire rose,

[@afanbadal6465]

@@maxdavis7722 I was talking about the Mughals and the other Indian dynasties and the fall of the “great” British empire and its colonialism

[@nehankaranch2149]

@@maxdavis7722 soviets and america arent really empires

[@modernpronationalistharshg8647]

Amazing Video Love from India 🇮🇳 So much Informative and Nicely Animated Super

[@nehamathew6085]

My great-great grandfather actually fought in WW2 as an Indian soldier. I never met him and most of my remaining relatives don't have any information of him, but I'm doing my best to find out what I can.

[@matthewjay660]

NEVER. Griffin, I had never before been taught that India had suffered a famine that cost it 2.1-3 MILLION PEOPLE. Thank-you for freeing my mind. Thank-you for this sacrifice, Indian people. 🇺🇸🤝🇮🇳🇧🇩🇵🇰

[@Roachh2877]

It would be better to add more flags, since Nepal, Ceylon and Burma also fought with us together

[@abdulwasilabib16]

@@Roachh2877 they were not part of British Raj

[@Roachh2877]

@@abdulwasilabib16 They fought under the flag. It doesn't matter that they didn't represent their countrys.

[@TheBengal_Tiger]

Are you thanking people for starving to death!

[@Mrityormokshiya]

@@TheBengal_Tiger yeah, he's doing precisely that. This video is bogus for making Indians, who were at best just cannon fodder, look like they willingly chose to die for Britain. Tell me is there any difference between the Allies or the Axis?

[@GTAVictor9128]

British-induced famine? Now where have I heard of this before? (IRELAND)

[@learningwitharnav1696]

In India there was a Famine every day under the British rule like that was a reason for The Revolt of 1857

[@kunalm15]

@Zuul GatekeeperBritish caused man made famines, something that neither happened before the start of British rule or after demise of British rule.

[@kunalm15]

2013 Maharashtra was a drought not a famine and it was due to lack of rain. India hasn’t had a famine in decades since we became food production positive.

[@learningwitharnav1696]

@Zuul Gatekeeper but it was amplified by the british by at least 37 times

[@Disissid19]

Britain does not get enough hate

[@marla350]

Thank u so much for this doc

[@temporary_chaos]

Whoa, I learnt a lot by watching this video, thank you. Either I didn't pay attention in history class or most of these were not taught, either way leading so some shocking revelations for me.

[@Fooludontknowme]

As a "gamer" i remember when people made a big deal about seeing brown faces in the latest ww1 and ww2 games (battlefield and CoD). I feel like soldiers (and Civilians for that matter) from Africa and the Indian Subcontinent do not get enough credit about what they went through during the world wars. I'm glad to see someone giving them some love :)

[@esteban20969564]

is not the same seen an indian soldier in D-day that fighting japanese in the raj... is not about the race of the characters, is about the historical contex that surround him. and lets be honest, is just a move from the game development companies to put "inclusion" without even taking the time to research a good story to use for that inclusion...

[@Fooludontknowme]

@@esteban20969564 fair argument, but lets be honest, its a game where you can jump out of one plane onto another, plant an explosive, and parachute to safety "historical context" really doesnt exist in Battlefield which is why the whole "they didnt have girls, they didn't have brown people fighting in so and so war", to me, is a terrible argument.

[@Hitoshuratdn]

@@ice3753 ah yes another person making everything about racism.

[@pucheta9464]

@@Hitoshuratdn Why are you playing dumb? racism plays a big part of this topic lmao

[@Hitoshuratdn]

@@pucheta9464 no it doesn't. No one complains about it being racist. But rather it's just a transparent tactics by the corporate to sell more games. That's is what people are complaining about, diversity or quality. People like the person above see ever little thing as racist thus further sustaining racism.

[@raibhansjadhavrsj6352]

My grandmother’s father was a ww2 veteran. He had gone to Africa my grandmother said that the indian and British soldiers were seated separately in the truck. They were all given bun and a cigarette the indian soldiers would trade their cigarettes for buns with the brits. Her father was wounded but he came back and recovered.

[@allenhamilton6688]

I know that the Romanization of Britain was taught in Sandhurst. They must have seen how the Romans, although brutal were ultimately more inclusive. How many British officers and politicians saw the folly of what was happening in India and were powerless to stop it.

[@baptistoriginals]

if you color graded the background to match! I think i'm gonna have to try my hand at a drawn background, great concept! love this episode!

[@wolfcommando8467]

17:57 I like how the guy just keeps working out even in combat.

[@kyoushikikunt]

" Banghdi help me bruther " " Sorry dude, must stay buffed "

[@Nugcon]

absolute chad energy

[@tinky-winky3689]

Indian gigachad

[@notsojharedtroll23]

The true sigma male grindset

[@YataTheFifteenth]

@@notsojharedtroll23 Grindian Mindset

[@patrickcloutier6801]

I am amazed at Churchill's callousness toward the starving Bengalis - it really makes him no better than Stalin, who was quite content to see Ukrainians starve in the Holodmor.

[@crackajacka87]

Churchill did send a relief shipment to India to help but was mostly sunk by the Japanese and so begged Roosevelt to send aid but he declined so what was Churchill to do? Famines have happened several times in Bengal and so this was just very bad timing and a perfect storm for a disaster.

[@mahendharthatikonda6050]

@@crackajacka87 care to provide evidence where Japan sunk relief material sent by UK. Though churchill didn't intentionally kill bengalis, he didn't just didn't care either.

[@OfficialSilverMoon]

I mean a lot of it is propaganda too considering Stalin did send aid towards the bengalis when churchill did not.

[@crackajacka87]

@@OfficialSilverMoon Churchill couldn't send aid though because he didn't have the ships to do it... He made several telegrams to the US president asking for help and to lend ships as he had the food in Australia but no way to get it to them... It's all misinformation to say that Churchill didn't try to help and that he just didn't care when this is not the case.

[@somenathsikdar5789]

@@crackajacka87 the famines that Bengal went through was the brit's doing. The Bengali farmers were forced to cultivate indigo and poppy, as cash crops for the brits, while starving Bengalis had to die. And speaking of the help you are mentioning, do you care for well being of the cattles you slaughter ? That was exactly the case. We were just taken for granted and made scapegoats.

[@PrajnaMallapur]

Famines - British policy in India Caste - British policy of divide and rule in India Illiteracy - British policy of only considering English education in India Poverty - British policy of resources drain in India

[@monsieur_piyushsingh]

My maternal great grandfather was sent to fight in world war 2 and my mother told me that whenever he was checked by officials with a metal detector they would get suspicious and everytime he had to explain them that the metal detector is beeping because of the bullet in his body. And one time, a bullet passed him just touching his ear.

[@reisudesu]

I am a Bengali and I am saddened that my people's suffering has been overlooked in our history books. I live in the US and when covering WW2 Churchill is painted as a hero when he was really a villain for us Indians.

[@tuskular]

Not really, His bias is clear on the bengal famine, but if you do your own research youl find that the truth is soooooo fcking complex, so many things went wrong at the same time, from a massive Cyclone too spotted rice, to chrisis policies introduced to the fear of japan invading india, infaltion due to food hoarding etc. War is very complicated, youl also find that churchil never even knew the famine existed until 1943 in which aid was imediately sent, so i dont think you can blame churchil at all for the famine, sure you can partially blame policy and goverment who goverened bengal at the time was mostly indian so its hard to say it was due to predjudice but sure you can blame the original policies that were in place, but if you look at history over all the policies were only getting better at fighting famines since the crown took over india in 1858. Im assuming most of the youtubers information comes from the book "Churchils Secret War" in which many historians dissagree with the writer madhushree mukerjeen has a fairly clear bias, which is understandable but has also been criticised for trying to find someoen to blame rather than actually finding the cause. Honestly You Should look into it yourself.

[@reisudesu]

@@tuskular Really appreciate the comment man thank you for letting me know, I'll definitely look into it.

[@nick-jo3hy]

Churchill was a monster. His callous racist attitude to the suffering of the Bengalis leaves it hard to judge him as much better than Hitler or Stalin. I am in England and his face is on the five pound note it's a disgrace.

[@nick-jo3hy]

@@minki46664 Did I say that ? or did I say that Churchill was also a monster ? I don't know if the world would have got worse had there been a nazi victory or even what would have counted as "winning for Hitler. I'm perfectly willing to discuss it on here if you like but don't assume that I am some kind of "hitler fan" just because I've pointed out that several other international leaders of the epoch also have large amounts of innocent blood on their hands !

[@nick-jo3hy]

@@minki46664 As you are aware the sentence I wrote was "His callous racist attitude to the suffering of the Bengalis leaves it hard to judge him as much better than Hitler or Stalin." You have drawn the "conclusion" that you wanted to (and are quite free to do so.) I'm glad you "don't mind" me criticising Churchill because it's not just me, history points out to us that these three men were horrendous and responsible for the deaths of huge numbers of people. So to be clear if I say somebody is like Hitler, it's probably not meant to be a good compliment. Similarly if I say, you are like Churchill you can be aware that I am comparing you to a racist, imperialist, warmongering adventurer ready to gamble other peoples lives away for his own ends. So if I say that Hitler was like Churchill or that Churchill was like Hitler I am not praising either man in anyway at all. If you are looking for a real life nazi to argue with I will probably hold your interest for long I have portraits of historical figures whom I admire but Hitler is not one of them he did a great deal of harm, very little good and was very badly wrong about almost everything (Just like Churchill) Lot's of people including a fair few on youtube have imagined a world following a nazi victory it's become a bit of a trope. Whilst I'm open for discussion and have free time please don't mistake me for someone who wishes that Hitler rather than Stalin had won the second world war.

[@CJ_1406]

"An austrian painter declares war." *The memes are taking over!*

[@febrian0079]

"Anakin i told you it would come to this i was right the memes are taking over!"

[@imaynothaveabrain7570]

Time stamp?

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

"You were supposed to destroy the memes, not join them"

[@mapeditorjon5306]

@@imaynothaveabrain7570 4:43

[@JudicialBrat]

Reddit moment

[@akshaybharadwaj4790]

Thank you for bringing this version of history to light.

[@ColorDome123]

amazing video… thank you so much for educating viewers about indias lovely sacrifices and how they never received the thank you they so well deserved. 💗

[@jnhook8086]

Why is it that I was never taught in school about 98% of all of the things you cover in your videos? Thanks for making them mate

[@Ramondenner1991]

American education

[@theguythatasked5811]

@@Ramondenner1991 Has failed, as an American I can confirm this

[@Ramondenner1991]

@@theguythatasked5811 im not that harsh. Every country teaches history from its point of view. Its part of nation building

[@mrkilroy5007]

Tho his narration on the begal famine is incorrect and a product of a mainstream idea. It has been proposed in many articles that the famine was caused not by "not enough food", but rather by unpayble prices caused by the english "increase" un demand.

[@gothicgolem2947]

@@mrkilroy5007 he said something very similar he was saying the it was the British empires fault

[@AnkitKumar-ii4qx]

as a person living in Bengal the tail of Bengal famine gives me goosebumps

[@sidb3693]

3:10 the video actually starts here, you're welcome.

[@pranaysingh3617]

Thanks Griffin for recognising the struggle of Indian soldiers. Heartfelt respects

[@vantagehistory1813]

THAT WAS PUNJABIS WHO FOUGHT FOR BRITS,,,,,,,,,,,,, UP TO 60%(IN INDIAN SUBCONTINENT OR INDIAN ARMY REST WERE GORKHAS)BUT THEY GAVE US REWARD FOR HELPING IN WW2.................. THEY DIVIDED OUR COUNTRY PUNJAB INTO MANY PARTS SOME ARE IN PAKISTAN AND THE REMAINING ARE IN INDIA,,,,,,,, EVEN BEFORE BRITS GREATER PUNJAB (HALF AFGHANIYA, KASHMIR,HIMACHAL , LADAKH,GILGIT) BALOCHISTAN HAVE PERSIAN AS A NATIONAL LANGUAGE BUT THEY MERGE US WITH INDIANS (ACTUALLY BRITISH OCCUPIED INDIA).............

[@vantagehistory1813]

WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK FROM BOTH PAKISTAN AND INDIA..... PAKISTAN WAS MADE FOR ISLAM( THERE IS NO ISLAM IN PAKISTAN SO MORALLY ITS EXISTENCE IS ON LIES AND AGAINST ISLAM BCS IT HAS WEAKEN MUSLIMS OF INDIA) INDIA WAS NEVER A UNITED COUNTRY BUT PUNJAB HAVE ITS OWN HISTORY FROM FOUNDER OF PUNJAB GAZNAVID...

[@vantagehistory1813]

SORRY IF INDIAN OR PAKISTANI BROTHERS FEEL BAD....... BUT THAT'S A REALITY PUNJAB WAS A COUNTRY ..... LOVE TO BOTH

[@pranaysingh3617]

@@vantagehistory1813 it's your ideology, it's ok. I am also a Punjabi from Jalandhar, but I wish to remain under Indian administration.

[@vantagehistory1813]

@@pranaysingh3617 YOU ARE NOT PUNJABI.............. YOU ARE INDIAN AS MORE THAN 90% PUNJABIES FROM EVERY PART OF PUNJAB WANT THIER OWN COUNTRY

[@shikharamar1647]

Five million troops from the colonies of the British and French empires fought for the Allies in the Second World War. In fact, Indian troops were shoulder to shoulder with the British forces at Dunkirk, but when the time came to participate in victory parades, not a single black or brown trooper was represented, nor did the 2017 film Dunkirk show a single Indian face. There was no war memorial for them, unlike the Australians and the New Zealanders, who had one for themselves. I thank you for exploring our contribution through this video.

[@davidwaugh3824]

There was a substantial Indian presence in the London victory parade in 1946

[@NerdRoomProductions]

There was like...only 300 Indians at Dunkirk. Out of more than 300,000..that's less than 0.1%. I'm all for more inclusion, and wouldn't mind seeing Indians in the film, but to complain they weren't included seems strange, there were many other nationalities who also weren't represented, the film wasn't a documentary. If it had to make a character of every single nationality who was there, it would seem a strange film. They were included in the film 1917, I think there's more recognition today than ever before of India's contribution and that recognition is growing. I hope we get a film about the Burma campaign.

[@XXXTENTAClON227]

This is literally a lie. Dunkirk? There were almost no Indians at Dunkirk. You either don’t know where Dunkirk is, or you’re just saying lies to boost your points.

[@Bloomazz]

You've got the entirety of world history at your fingertips Shikhar. Google what you say before you say it. There WERE Indian troops at the victory parades. I thought there were, I took a minute to confirm I was correct. What there IS is an agenda, driven by the desire to assert India as held back by Britain, to paint Indians as some oppressed people where everything bad happened with no consent. That agenda exists, so next time something fits that agenda. Just google it. Anybody that studies history knows about Indias contribution to victory over the fascists. The largest democracy in the world, even whilst part of the empire, managed to raise the largest ever volunteer force to oppose the forces which can be characterised as evil. Their reasons for joining are myriad, I doubt many of them did it for democracy, some did it for India, some even for empire. But history will always show that India went above and beyond to fight evil.

[@riograndedosulball248]

I'm all for historical representation but to be fair, there were so few Indians at Dunkirk that it doesn't really make a difference - but French Colonial troops were represented, because there were a lot more of them there

[@imtemplar1940]

Im from india and seeing my country's prerespective vedio feels so good, thanks for making this or everyone would have forget the prerespective of india :D

[@KM-hm1dr]

Proud to be Indian forever and always. Jai Hind!

[@whois_historian]

This is never a Indian perspective, this is a western perspective. Most of Indian didn't joined the Allied because of Princely State, but for the Motherfucker Gandhi. Gandhi a British agent, a man responsible for partition of India, a man who misled the Indians. You mischievously associated RSS with Hittler when there is no similarity in between their ideals, one is a Hindu, other is a Christian extremist. Except some freedom fighters believed "Enemy of enemy, is a friend

[@adrian29811]

Being Polish we know what it's like to lose your freedom and have your significance overlooked if not flat out ignored Poland sends its regards to the good people of India

[@TheMasonK]

Sending love and thanks to the Poles fighting to the end from my side of the planet. May Poland survive and its people live in a hard earned peace to the end of days! Sending love to the Indians, Pakistani, Bangladeshis, and the Sikhs (I’m sure I’m forgetting some) who helped halt the Japanese advance and turn the tide. Many more Americans may have lost their lives without your help. May the subcontinent find peace in this new age.

[@xXxMonkeyBoomxXx]

Your coutry policy led to its downfall my fellow polish friend.

[@redwolf915]

You are not poland

[@alexanderraz.]

Polish Ppl always getting dunked on

[@architech02]

The allies made poland fight for nothing by leaving you to the soviets

[@LeeTheKnight]

I believed the myth growing up in England that it was basically little tiny England all alone but so brave & so amazing that managed to defeat the Nazi war machine after everyone else on the planet failed. I was an adult before I realised that wasnt true & the truth is far more nuanced and interesting.

[@astitvakumar8618]

Is this supposed to be some kind of poetry?

[@LeeTheKnight]

@@astitvakumar8618 No. Its my experience & opinion that I wrote down in the comment section of a KZbin video. This response is also not poetry.

[@TheBarser]

Well the americans claim the same, and so did the soviets. In all honestly it was the soviet that bled, and sacrificed the most.

[@punkntded]

@@LeeTheKnight 'Interesting' is a strange choice of word. I feel outrage about the millions of lives lost and seemingly no one cares, whereas the deaths of 23 white people deserves a nation wide retaliation. Inhumane policies that to this day are not acknowledged by the British government have devastated India, all the while whitewashing history to show Churchill as a hero. Yeah, I saw the darkest hour - just imagine if Hitler won the war and they made a heroic documentary about him which ignored the holocaust. Its as good as that.

[@rini9325]

@@punkntded they also have countless artifacts from India sitting in their museums

[@desertheir9893]

Two of my great grandfathers fought in the British Indian army in WWII. One was as officer in the British Infantry and the other was a soldier in the armored division.

[@arupsan]

Hey Griffin Johnson , really like your presentation , artwork , animation Many Thanks.

[@billybriger9638]

India suffered a lot throughout its history and instead of appreciating its history and what they gave us we took advantage of them I fell sorry for the Indians that died and starved in the famon of 1943. Love India from Greece I also understand the atrocities the British committed but I also love britian and I hope I will learn more about the history of both nations 🇬🇷🤝🇮🇳 🇬🇧

[@fjordsiekl1492]

Thank you, as an Indian I love greece and am a fan of greek history👍

[@Sandipan_Mondal_Indian]

thank you land of braves

[@dkbros1592]

akhanda bhartha will be reality soon thans if u turly want to see the justice support the future of akhanda bhartha

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

Let us not forget who saves Greek from the Commies 😉 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@billybriger9638]

@@theanglo-lithuanian1768 I love uk for helping us and also without he uk we wouldn't have independence because Britons actually liberated us when we were occupied by both Egypt and turkey

[@LiterallyMe05]

As an Indian, I really like that you are talking about the perspective of India, a nation which had immense impact but is rarely talked about. While we learn about Indian participation in school, I think other nations do not talk about this as much. Thank you very much.

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

Other nations don't talk about it, I'm in year 11 in Wales. And i barly hear about Wales, only America during WW2. I want to learn my countries history, not America's history 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@maximilianodelrio]

@@Jordan-bb4xt don’t you hear about it as part of the UK’s war effort?

[@minedoimperija]

@@Jordan-bb4xt did Wales actually do something interesting in WW2?

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

@@maximilianodelrio Not much at all. No.

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

@@minedoimperija what counts as "Interesting"? 15'000 Welsh soldiers died fighting Italy, Germany and Japan. Which is a low number but the population of Wales was low at that time (2.5 million)

[@Professional--Gamer]

Thank you for making this video. this is biggest respect for Indians who fought in war and huge workforce that crafted Ammo and supplies for Raj.

[@vezopaluvenuh3152]

This guy speaks accurate. He spoke about all the unpopular place where war took place and most news or historian won't mention such kohima and imphal. Which shows the true historian spirit that covers everything which took place.

[@shoandutrieux9447]

And how did Britain repaid the people of India? Churchill called them lazy and blamed the famine on a lack of character within the Indian psyche. The British empire, was an abomination, fighting a force that mirrored it's own cruelty.

[@pratikrana7684]

We just worry about the 3- 5 millions indians that died for the British cause.

[@shoandutrieux9447]

@Jjdjdjd Jshshsj considering it were the British who started concentration camps during the Boer-war, their eradication of entire native American nations, ect.... They're really not far out of the ballpark

[@shoandutrieux9447]

@Jjdjdjd Jshshsj doesn't change the fact that GB was the second who used internment camps and used it for human experiments. Next to that, Slavic people fought alongside the Nazis as well, because just like Native Americans, they're not a monolithic entity. The Brits built an empire on the corpses of their colonies

[@shoandutrieux9447]

@Jjdjdjd Jshshsj I'd say from an area where writing skills are appreciated ❤️

[@the_fabulous_p14]

@@pratikrana7684 Heck half of us won't even know there was a famine in 1942

[@RealSkoolmaster]

the Indians have some truly remarkable parts of their history, as all nations do. Do a video on Saragarhi. That battle was an amazing feat of bravery and mettle that goes almost unrivaled.

[@armandeepsingh1843]

If you are amazed by the battle of Saraghari then hold on my friend search battle of Chamkaur in which 40 Sikhs along with 5 pyare, Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji, 2 Sahibzade(2 sons of Shri Guru Gobind Singh ji ) fought with the Mughal army of 1 million

[@Blank.025]

Cute bog

[@samohTreklaW1]

@@armandeepsingh1843 i was shocked learning about this during a visit to the fort at Ananpur Sahib and the museum at the Golden Temple complex.

[@scoutobrien3406]

@@armandeepsingh1843 was that the one where the signal officer asked permission to drop his signal mirrors and fight from the last untaken room in the fort?

[@claymore993]

As heroic the battle of Saragarhi may be, it was still a battle between British colonial state and Pashtoon freedom fighter. Which makes the pashtoon cause more righteous.

[@andychauhan6544]

Thank you for this.

[@christopherjcarson]

Brilliant talk, good share!

[@speedymeany]

As a 4th generation Singaporean with Indian heritage, this video brings tears to my eyes about how my ancestors were dragged into a war they were not a part of and what they had to go through under the rule of the British. Living in Australia now, I have never heard of this part of the History and no one in India goes "Lest we forget" when they have contributed so many more lives to that effort.

[@sadfwefajhid9243]

They weren't dragged into it. Most of the troops from India were volunteers that signed up to fight for the empire knowing full well what was happening and what they were signing up for. They weren't forced to fight by the British, and there was a lot of pro-empire sentiment in India at that time too. This really annoys me about documentaries like this, where one narrative is established and completely removes the nuances to the situations. Those Indian soldiers that fought in ww1 and ww2 didn't die with a whip at their backs, they signed up to fight for what they believed in.

[@krishrocks11]

@@sadfwefajhid9243 hmm you have a point although I'd like to see sources for both sides of the argument and that is actually what this video is about. Something for the Indian side of the story. If you feel it is biased its because Indians also feel the British side of the story is biased.

[@astrixosth9030]

@@sadfwefajhid9243 "History is written by the victors"

[@lowKut]

💯👍🏼

[@krishrocks11]

@@vatsal7640 in India they were 2 sides. One who supported and one who didn't so is difficult to say it was completely volunteers. They whole history written by victors argument here. Especially since the people fighting were not necessarily part of the decision making process. I'm atleast happy they present another side of the story here. Imagine if Japan invaded and we switched sides😂. The chaos

[@IPC-D_Media_Unit]

In the fishing village next to where I grew up near Madras, there was a story that after the Japanese bombings of 43, the British evacuated several hamlets and used them for strafing practice. I have never found any other records of this, but I heard it from a good half-dozen old folks. One of the million forgotten stories of the war we may never learn more about.

[@TheKing-xp7lq]

cos pro british nehru decided what indians need to learn and what not .

[@deusexmachina1720]

@@TheKing-xp7lq Ummm.... This was more about record keeping..... Not High school history books.

[@TheKing-xp7lq]

@@deusexmachina1720 why dont you go back to your porn manual qoran

[@balashibuyeeter2704]

@@TheKing-xp7lq wtf????

[@shriyashsaxena5559]

@@deusexmachina1720 Only if the records are kept can you aspire to create and design a proper history book,But Nehru lacked in every aspect regarding this and possesed very high level soft corner for British.

[@amarjotsingh9676]

Their contribution is hailed by world. Statue have been erected in their respect and their images have been embedded in currency. All heads must bow for their unrivalled bravery. ♥️

[@giggitygiggitygo1592]

As an Indian whenever I'm watching WW2 content, I used to think what the heck are we doing when the whole world is on fire 🔥

[@TheMambojack]

Damn, i wish to see more of the last century's history of India, it does not get nearly enough light ! Those are a strong and beautiful people whose acts of bravoury and feats of will are astonishing, sending love to them from France.

[@joujou264]

France had their own abuse of colonies during this time. Indochina went from French oppression, to Japanese oppression, back to French oppression, and finally Americans hypocritically trying to help a colonial power after painting themselves as the foremost anti-imperialist power.

[@Chirag-pn6hq]

I think u should follow indian army on social media.

[@datchu1493]

Thank you brother 😊✌🏻

[@TheMambojack]

@@joujou264 You're right to point that, it is not enough talked about

[@killerrogue]

If you would like to know the things that are not often portrayed in the world, then I think this may help you.There is a problem in the West. They always portray fascism and communism as the only enemy of the global peace, but it's absolutely wrong. The West may have committed less crimes in the Cold War compared to the radical communists, but they were almost equally responsible for the atrocities committed by them compared to the ones by Axis. The crimes of the victors barely appears but the crimes committed by the losers are always shown. Before the Cold War, the Allied nations also committed a lot of horrible genocides and violated human rights. Like ill treatment of the "blacks", exploiting their colonies and even serious crimes which will be too painful to listen. In a lot of cases, US and UK also preferred to let the fascists stay in power in order to avoid a communist takeover. Subhash Chandra Bose was never radical in terms of ideology. However, he was forced to collaborate with the Axis and turn a blind eye from their atrocities because he knew none of the sides are better. He trusted the British in WWI in hopes of becoming their promise of making India independent true. But it was a lie. So, he decided to side with the Axis this time after seeing the same old treatment of the British. He never opposed democracy from his heart, but he had to do it as it was the only way he can fight the war. I am not an Indian but in India, he is mostly hailed as a hero. He was really great as a human. He put his life and everything below his country. He reportedly cried when any INA soldier died in a battle. He even didn't slept the night he heard that WWII was over. This side is often overshadowed by his choices, which is very wrong because all sides of a story should be shown. The West says that they support democracy, but in a lot of times, they supported autocracy over democracy, like in Korea and Afghanistan in 80s. While the West may be the most kind now, no one is actually 100% right. One KZbin comment is not never enough to explain everything. So, I did as much as I can. You can watch the insanity of Bose in this move dedicated to him. If you are someone who is interested in history and also to know the largely unknown sides of WWII, then I can definitely say that you are going to learn something from this movie. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZTdh5impJyZgdk

[@theawesomeman9821]

I took a college history class on the British Empire and my professor explained that the famine in India was good intentions gone wrong. According to him, the British ruined Bengal only to deny the Japanese resources. One of my fellow classmates challenged his explanation and compared the British ruining of Bengal to an analogy where a sea captain decided to sink his own ship that's full of civilians enable to deny pirates a ship. She asked if deliberately sinking a ship with people on it to deny pirates a ship was worth saying it was all in good intentions or just treating people as expendable. My professor conceded to her point and apologized but pointed out the text book he based his lectures on were written by the British. "British people don't like to think of themselves as the bad guys" was ending remark to the conversation.

[@scgamerchannel1276]

Even during war times he stole all our rations and made people starve .

[@ToastieBRRRN]

Essentially it was a web of failures.

[@hyrentamb]

By that logic, they should have ruined the UK to deny German resources

[@Anonymous-tm7jp]

The British took all the Indian food in Bengal to supply the already surplus Allied supply lines in Europe. So its british induced famine. People were dying in large numbers on streets. Seeing this US President took the issue to Churchill but Churchill said everything is under control in India. Australian and Canadian ships with supplies were to be docked at a Bengal port to provide relief yet again were diverted by the british to Europe. Another incident(Not sure if it is true). Subhash Bose, the leader of Indian National Army was allied to the Japanese and fighting with british with intentions to free India from Britain. Also he was from Bengal and seeing his people starve, he sent whatever supplies he can through ships, yet again denied entry by the british.

[@dailynhicks2731]

Churchill was just as cruel as hitler, hitler hated jews and churchill hated indians.

[@saurabhsawant1041]

Thank you for putting this together. History is always written in perspectives than facts. Thank you for presenting facts ! I always put India as very much part of WW2 as other countries fought and reaped the aftermaths.

[@mannyb3679]

Anybody interested in learning more about this period and the outlook of the British, Chinese, Burmese and Malays at this juncture of history, should definitely, definitely read Amitav Ghosh's Ibis trilogy.

[@rayanbhattacharya4304]

India and Ireland are two countries which share a bond like no other. Their resources exploited , millions killed in British induced famines , brutal repression and ultimately divided countries. The deaths in the Irish and bengal famines are similar in number to that of the holocaust yet nobody talks about these incidents as they prove that the British were no less than the Nazis.

[@tanishgupta8294]

They were even worse than nazis

[@therealdk45]

true

[@divine492]

@@vatsal7640 Well I would since on both sider poor innocents were killed. The Nazis were harsher but that doesn't make the Brits less cruel.

[@loveki5369]

Yes but indian hindus was exploited by muslim rulers also. These rulers try to destroy our culture, our language and our temples. India main land india there is no temple which is older than 200yrs

[@LEFT4BASS]

I wouldn’t go quit as far as saying the brits were as bad as the nazis. In the case of the Irish Potato famine, the brits didn’t cause it, and there was no intention to wipe out the Irish. Their horrible policies greatly exacerbated the issue, and led to countless deaths, but it’s not the same thing as literally rounding up ethnic minorities into extermination camps. The Bengali famine was more directly caused by the brits pulling supplies out of the area to prevent the Japanese from capturing them. While it still wasn’t quite the same level of evil as what the nazis were doing, it came close. Their callous disregard for the millions who were starving and not allowing news of it to be published so help could be sent has no excuse.

[@jumpz2882]

My great grandfather was in the British army and served in the Burma campaign during ww2 alongside the gurkhas. He use to tell me his war stories when I was younger and he held such a high respect for the Indians!

[@thegentleman5435]

Yeh same as my Grandfather,he told me stories about how the Gurkas fought,he told me they were like super soldiers and I believe he ended up bringing back some photos,what him and His unit saw would give people nightmares

[@etlarm5514]

They do lump us all into Gurkhas sometimes, there are many Tribes in northeast and the Gurkhas are just one of many, the Nagas, Mizos and Khasi fought near the border of Manipur and they fought back the Japanese empire back too rangoon. Now the Nagas and us Mizoz are Christian thanks Missionary from UK.

[@vijayaditya2003]

@@etlarm5514 While Gurkhas still proudly own their Hindu identity.

[@khom3940]

@@etlarm5514 Gurkhas were in the service of British by a sugauli treaty made with Nepal and being a part of allied forces, they were independent nationals of Nepal not colonial subjects. Why would british pay huge royalty to Nepal government for providing Gurkhas if they were drawn from northeast India. My grandfather was in 10 GR and fought against Japanese and Indian national army in Burma campaign and further on through WW2.

[@khom3940]

@@vijayaditya2003 Gurkhas as a military institution serving in any country including the Nepal army, the forefather of Gurkhas follows Hinduism as its official religion, but most of the men in its rank n files comes from various religious background mainly hindu, Buddhist and kirat the beliefs that prevails in Nepal.

[@redactedagentdataexpunged9431]

My great Grandfather was born in Calcutta in what was the British Raj, he served with the British Indian Army as a medic in North Africa against the Germans and Italians, he survived the war and returned to India, only to leave again following the partition, he moved to the UK and lived there until his death in the 1980's he served his country and his empire with valour and dignity, saving those who needed aid

[@garimabisht459]

My grandfather from the foothills of Central Himalaya region of India was in the British Indian Army, his unit received orders to march to Singapore via sea route, everyone in his family from relatives to parents in the village asked him not to be stupid for in this war no one's gonna come back. He couldn't say no to his superiors so he didn't report to his superiors and remained hidden for weeks at village. He alongwith many who chose not to go was removed from the Army later, no pension,no Medical facilities. Later he went to New Delhi and found job at a pharmacy of a govt hospital, then some times later Indian govt.(post independence) allowed soldiers pension who fought in the war.

[@SpaceMonkeyBoi]

Can we just talk about how wholesome it is that an art school in Austria passes all its students? I wonder what made them decide it. 🤔

[@mzaxnav4153]

lmao

[@enriquealvarez6145]

Especially students with mustaches

[@paulseaver8149]

i know don't about passing, but everyone is accepted though

[@razasayyed382]

i read in his autobiography that school was not impressed with his paintings

[@ladofthedamned7796]

@@razasayyed382 He was great at drawing buildings and structures but he was not that much skilled at drawing humans and animals.

[@TrailblazerAlpha]

I am glad that you covered this topic. Thank you! The Bengal famine is the main reason why I can never see Churchill as nothing but an evil who should be put in the same boat as an Austrian painter and a Georgian mustache man with a red flag. While casualties were certain, Churchill and the actions of the British Empire made it much worse.

[@TrailblazerAlpha]

@پیاده نظام خان They're already there. USA, especially lmao.

[@terencehawkes3933]

Winston Churchill's dealings with Indians was a disgrace, to say the least!

[@chitranchakrabortty]

Can't believe someone actually highlighted the horror that was the Bengal famine, just that detail makes this the most important historical info video about the Indian struggle in world war 2.

[@insertusername849]

4:45 said an austrian painter declares war, i died on that part 😂

[@sayanbanerjee517]

Just a small correction, India actually decided to be secular not Hindu state. And Gandhi was in the opposition of partition, rest are okay

[@6023barath]

Yup

[@friendlyatheist9589]

When the world secular was added into constitution?

[@donnod532]

@@friendlyatheist9589 Separation of religion and state in India was recognised in a series of constitutional amendments starting with Article 290 in 1956, to the addition of word 'secular' to the Preamble of Indian Constitution in 1975. The Supreme Court of India in the 1994 case S. R. Bommai vs Union of India established the fact that India was secular since the formation of the republic..................

[@the_pureindian]

@@friendlyatheist9589 Secular and Socialist was added to Indian constitution in 1976 after 42nd amendment act was passed

[@svn9482]

@@eucenor4171 what joke?! It was true he opposed partition to the day he died

[@mkultraenjoyer]

Imagine being my grandfather fighting in ww2 and returning to find out half his village died from starvation smh

[@haftavasuli7162]

And that too a man made famine Which was again due to British policies and crackdown

[@proger1960]

@Jjdjdjd Jshshsj He said British policies not Churchill

[@habibihabibi7115]

@Jjdjdjd Jshshsj British pushed massive taxes and wealth extraction for the war effort despite a massive famine being ongoing. Winning the war in Europe for their baker masters was worth starving Millions of Indians, just a repeat of their genocide of the Irish centuries earlier.

[@moundain4220]

@Jjdjdjd Jshshsj Are you the guys who think Britain helped India,lmao get well soon

[@haftavasuli7162]

@Jjdjdjd Jshshsj British compelled indian farmers to grow cash crops like indigo , which was used by British industries for clothe dying It was unsuitable for Indian land fertility, eventually made the land barren Earlier farmers and villages as a whole used to grow food crops High taxes were imposed farmers, It lead to massive shortage of food and also tons of rice when there was already scarcity of food in India were exported to Britain. Brits were also responsible for the collapse of Indian industries via various policies including discriminatory tarrif policy. Do some research on this before commenting down whatever your nationalist British media tells.

[@itsjustbusinessbrokie]

The narrative is quite funny and funniest thing we see today is Churchill being portrayed as hero 🦸

[@sudhanshusingh6115]

There are a few inaccuracies in the video but i appreciate the effort nonetheless

[@pratikrana7684]

INC was not a Hindu party, it was a secular party and it formed the Indian government which was supported by as many Indian Muslims as the Muslim league was.

[@tanmaigawas4850]

Muslims did not support both those organizations equally, in the provincial elections of 1946 110 out of 117 of the seats reserved for Muslims were won by the muslim league. And even elsewhere Muslims overwhelmingly voted for the muslim league.

[@pratikrana7684]

@@tanmaigawas4850 true.. more Muslims supported the Muslim league.. no doubt.. but a huge population supported congress too.. pre partition population of Muslims in British India was 23% and post partition 9.4% so approximately 35% supported congress.. you usually only 40% support to win a seat

[@tanmaigawas4850]

@@pratikrana7684 well post partition, the indian political landscape was a monopoly. Except for a few left parties the Congress had no opposition on a national scale( Jan sangh came in late 60's and aiadmk was concentrated the southern part of india). So pretty much Congress was the only party they could vote for or anyone really. Even the demographic considered as bjp's vote base- the urban middle class obc and general category hindus might have voted for inc.

[@pratikrana7684]

@@tanmaigawas4850 congress formed the face of Indian independence struggle and gave the country a strong political foundation years before independence, there wasn't going to be any alternative as no one could have competed against the agitators who kept the fire for independence alive and finally won it.. the contributions of amazing extremist can't be denied but people get attracted to a stable institution for governance which benefited congress in the begging years which it keeps on exploiting still.

[@tanmaigawas4850]

@@pratikrana7684 well you are not wrong in saying that the inc fought vigorously throughout it's inception till the end of the freedom struggle ( even k.b. hedgewar and savarkar were Congress members earlier in their life) but towards the end of the movement, in the 1940's most of the Congress leadership was behind bars and the freedom movement pretty much dimmed down ( one of the reason savarkar wrote the humiliating plea to the British- to reignite the movement in the west, although failing to do so because of being under kind of under house arrest) so I don't think you can completely give the credit to inc. It was the added pressure by the navy uprising, the violent revolutionary movement, the ina and the ww2 that gave us our independence ( inc was just the face). And the Congress post independence is not the same as pre-independence because of the whole leadership change and gandhi's insistence of the dissolution of congress.

[@hammanbanjiram1611]

Very interesting; a lot of forgotten people groups who fought for, and with the allies in WW II. A case in point are people from current day Nigeria 🇳🇬, and other West African countries. I have heard stories of how our people fought the Japanese in Burma. I think it's about time that we told our story to the world too. Great Documentary 👍🏼

[@MIKE_THE_BRUMMIE]

Absolutely!! As an Englishman we owe Nigeria a debt of gratitude for the contribution of Nigeria to Britain from our NHS to our legal system.

[@mitchdean6024]

I would find that story really interesting

[@IndoManiac90]

The indian contribution was way bigger and more impressive than anything feom Africa, dont try to take credit from the indians. The indians were far superior soldiers

[@mitchdean6024]

@@IndoManiac90 it's not a competition, it's just recognising effort where it's due ..

[@tomfrazier1103]

Senegal, Morocco, Algeria....pretty much everywhere in Africa, let alone the other Continents. India had one of the World's more professional and experienced armies, in a larger size than armys elsewhere.

[@knox273]

Even till now I am proud to hear my hometown being called out and recognized. I still remember my dad telling us over dinner about the chaos and confusion among North eastern Indians and the Japanese as the Indian Army were incapable of distinguishing the locals from the Japanese. A lot of locals were even killed due to this chaos and even multiple villages were bombed over the suspicion of harboring Japanese refugees. Even with such treatment, I am still immensely proud that my people chose Honey over vinegar. There were no bias to any side, both were given medical and food aid, even leading to awkward tensions among the British/Indian army soldiers and the Japanese under the same roof and sharing a bowl of rice. Stories like these are not just stories for me ,it is a memory that has been passed down from my great grandfather(grandfather's father). From him taking part in defending our hometown ,whoever may be a threat to us, the Japanese or the Indian Army. The war however left a lot of ammunition in the hands of the locals which gave them a taste of warfare and bloodshed. After the war and partition, multiple disputes over state independence happened which lead to insurgencies by extremist organization. From my Great-grandpa fighting in the WW2 to My own father having to defend himself and my mother with an AK-47, to bring her to the district hospital where my brother was born. For us the war is still very recent, Peace hasn't come to the borders yet. Some might disagree and say this is the most peaceful time ever in the history of our land, However I see it as a calm before the storm. There will be further segregation due to race, religion, borders, language and culture. All I can hope is pray for Unity and Peace.

[@knox273]

Also I thank The armchair Historian for giving us proper Exposure and respectfully being accurate. It is far better than the one paragraph that was written in Indian 10th standard history book (ISC). My disappointment was immeasurable. That's why I am thankful for your incredibly kind gesture by telling the story of our history. You did an amazing job, I thank you.

[@Dil_574]

My great grandfather served and fought alongside Indians in the raj and he apparently agreed to marry a “probably” Indian woman but accidentally left her behind when he went back home to Britain Love India from uk 🇬🇧❤️🇮🇳 Edit: I’ve done some research about where my great grandfather served and I believe he was part of the Chindits in the Burma campaign I found out about them online and when I mentioned them to my dad he said my great grandfather apparently talked about them a lot also I think I should mention that I don’t know anything about the woman he apparently agreed to marry he passed away a little after I was born and I don’t see that side of my family that often so information is pretty scarce but I will update this comment if I find out more

[@hetticsoldier8835]

Now we need WWII from a Japanese Perspective, cuz why not.

[@hammy1999]

Omg yes

[@honeybadgerstudios21]

I would love this for a future video

[@Jordan-bb4xt]

How about 'battle of the Somme, British perspective' I think that would be interesting

[@rubenvasquez8750]

A documentary of Manchukuo would be interesting. The Last Chinese Emperor acting as a Japanese puppet in north east china.

[@triadwarfare]

The Japanese see themselves as "liberators". However, they're culturally different from the west. That's why they're brutal against POW because they believe they brought dishonor to their country and should fight to the death.

[@blamblamboomboom1512]

Britain: " We shall pay all war reparations in India" Also Britain: Hey USA can I get *money*

[@harbl99]

USA: "Yes, just give us all your investments in the Americas for 20% of their market value."

[@shrayesraman5192]

That is the reason for Indian independence. The Americans wanted free trade with India. So they made it a stipulation that Britain leave.

[@223RJSPK]

USA : Are you asking 45 trillions??? No way my oil can pay

[@noahcook2079]

Britain still paid for it as the money they got of the US were loans and were paid back with interest.

[@dragonforcegaming7555]

Also we will like India to invest in us then we can pay you your share( which is half)

[@skysight1553]

My great grandfather who passed away last year at age 104. Fought in the second world war. He used to tell us stories of that time when I was quite young but when I was 10 years old he got so weak he couldn't even talk for much. long so

[@AD-wx5nz]

Yes Finally someone talked about it !!

[@kiritosd5]

One small correction to one of your facts: The INC did not actually emphasize Hinduism as one of the core principles for building India as an independent nation. This claim can be supported by the fact that the Non-Cooperation Movement started by Gandhi also incorporated the Khilafat Movement of the Muslim population in India against the deposition of the Caliph in Turkey to unite the entire Indian population under the same umbrella. Furthermore, even after independence, Gandhi did not take any actions against the violent post-independence riots between Hindus and Muslims especially in metropolitan cities including Lahore and Calcutta, where thousands of Hindus were mercilessly killed and women and children were molested. It was Jinnah's own act of defiance against the INC to pursue his own political agenda (mostly fuelled by the British to make India unstable and create another of their puppet state - Pakistan, that can counterbalance India and accomplish the British/American aspirations in the Indian subcontinent, especially during the time of the Gulf Wars). The referendum, that was held to gather public opinion about the idea of a Muslim state was illegitimate as it was held under foreign occupation and the number of votes were highly limited to the privileged men. The interests of the actual population stretching across the entire subcontinent - the common folk - was vastly unrepresented. It's about time we stop accepting the British version of Indian history and dig up the facts ourselves to make the truth prevail.

[@vinaykadam3935]

The utter lies regarding RSS n glorification of INC will be always in the videos of these western commenters. I don't understand the logic of these leftist who cites western manipulated sources instead of original from India, "didn't suit agenda I guess".

[@hemindrasinhgohil679]

@@vinaykadam3935 report as misleading

[@vatsal7640]

@@hemindrasinhgohil679 I reported you

[@notanikdey]

The voter turnout was only 14%

[@gothicgolem2947]

I highly doubt he just accepted that he has a big team and I’m fairly sure these documentaries are researched well also pakistan isn’t a ik puppet by the way and they didn’t even do anything in the gulf war I beleive but ye maybe they made a mistake but I’m sure they did proper research and didn’t just accept what the British said as seen in the video they were very critical of the empire and said the famine was caused by the British wich the British said it wasnt

[@gyanmarcorole]

Qadam Qadam Badhaye Ja Khushi Ke Git Gaye Ja Ye Zindagi hai kaum ki Tu qaum pe lutaye ja Love India!!! From Philippines

[@gyanmarcorole]

@Krrish Master No, the language is both Hindi and Urdu

[@reubennelson4086]

@@gyanmarcorole ingen fan? lol

[@hardekailawadi]

how do you know this po?

[@theboyofjoyy]

What does that mean

[@gyanmarcorole]

@@theboyofjoyy Keep stepping, stepping forward, Keep singing songs of happiness! Your life belongs to the people, spend it in servitude!

[@happysingh-lt4gx]

Great video. 5:54 But bro point could be made without the cow on the wall.

[@crafty_android]

amazing video thanks!