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| The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Missy89(f): 8:37pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
Where is the new defence section? We need one! cc IbnSultaan ,Henry120 Nigerians made up more than half of the total force of 90,000 West African soldiers deployed to south east Asia after 1943, as part of the British army’s 81st and 82nd (West Africa) Divisions. But while the role of Indians and Gurkhas in the campaign to drive the Japanese out of Burma is well-known, allied commander General William Slim did not mention the African soldiers in his speech thanking the 14th army. Seventy years on, many remain bitter that their contribution was never recognized fully. This is their story, of surviving two years of intense jungle warfare, of helping secure Victory over Japan, through exclusive, never before seen footage of West Africa divisions fighting in Burma, courtesy of the Imperial War Museum, and Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWIHOIZVZtE 1 Like |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Syphax(m): 8:41pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
What a wonderful video,didn't watch it tho. |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by rifasenate11(m): 8:42pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
Which nollywood movie be That? |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Missy89(f): 8:43pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
West African Order of Battle in the 14th Army 81st (West Africa) Division General Officer Commanding : Major General Frederick Joseph Loftus-Tottenham 5 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 5th Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment 7th Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment 8th Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment 5th Light Battery, West African Artillery 3rd Field Company, West African Engineers 6 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 1st Bn. The Gambia Regiment 1st Bn. The Sierra Leone Regiment 4th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 3rd Light Battery WAA 6th Field Company WAE Divisional Units 11th (East Africa) Division Scouts 81st (West Africa) Infantry Division Regiment 1st Light Anti-Aircraft/Anti-Tank Regiment WAA 8th Field Park Company WAE 3 (West Africa) Infantry Brigade (detached to Special Force) 6th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 7th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 12th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 82nd (West Africa) Division General Officer Commanding : Major General George McIlree Stanton Bruce (replaced due to illness by Major General Hugh Charles Stockwell 12/01/1945) 1st (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 1st Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 2nd Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 3rd Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 2nd (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 1st Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment 2nd Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment 3rd Bn. The Gold Coast Regiment 4th (West Africa) Infantry Brigade 5th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 9th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment 10th Bn. The Nigeria Regiment Divisional Units 82nd (West Africa) Infantry Division Regiment (HQ Defence unit) 102 Light Regiment West African Artillery 1st Light Battery WAA 2nd Light Battery WAA 4th Light Battery WAA 42nd Mortar Regiment WAA 22nd Anti-Tank Regiment WAA 1st Field Company West African Engineers 2nd Field Company WAE 4th Field Company WAE 9th Field Park Company WAE Wiki, Guardian |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Samuelkirk(m): 9:26pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
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| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Nobody: 9:34pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
Missy89: Although I support having a Defence section, my problem is, can it really be self-sustaining? How far can a defence section go without the Nation having proper dedicated military journalists and Photo-journalists. It seems like a herculean task to support a Defence section without dedicated defence news sources to draw stories and photos from. |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Missy89(f): 9:38pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
Henry120: if it is not exclusive to Nigerian defence. it will be okay 1 Like |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Nobody: 9:43pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
Missy89:It would be a South-African dominated section! |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Nobody: 11:38pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
Missy89: seun is yet to reply us on Defence section. Nigeria soldiers played critical role in Burma. I remember watching an aljazeera video abt a Nigeria soldier experience in Burma |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Nobody: 11:43pm On Aug 18, 2015 |
Henry120:defence journalist are lacking yes but we have a number of freelancers who supplemented that role. the section will not be abt Nigeria defence news alone. at least some of us will have a steady place to visit and rest from d gaga politics section. seun do something |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by seunny4lif(m): 12:34am On Aug 19, 2015 |
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| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by larryUG(m): 7:28pm On Aug 23, 2015 |
Defense section? Hell yea. I am in for this one. It won't be a Nigerian thing if it is to be successful. Seun please do something. |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Nobody: 7:44pm On Aug 23, 2015 |
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| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Richhard(m): 10:09am On Aug 26, 2015 |
Missy89: Am really dazed by your knowledge of foreign affairs, that's impressive and sexy missus   1 Like |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by Nickydrake(m): 9:36am On Oct 30, 2015 |
Thank you for your attempt to keep alive the memory of that death-dealing division of valiant African soldiers, who have come to be called the Forgotten Army simply because their daring accomplishments were willfully omitted by an Allied general, whose name I myself have forgotten, from a boring speech which no one remembers. You will no doubt be thrilled to learn that their experience and exploits have been preserved and immortalised in what, in my unassailable opinion, is by far the best short story ever produced by a Nigerian. (This is especially so as I myself have been unable to publish mine, or, for that matter, to write it.) Bombay's Republic is the story to which I refer, and I'm more than a little ashamed to say that I cannot recall the name of the author and am too lazy to search for it. (I am sure though that, in the unlikely event that he ever sees this post, the man will forgive that memory lapse as soon as he recovers from the pleasure that a writer must derive from an adoring review.) The story itself is about a guy called Bombay, and his tour of duty in the rank, steamy jungles of Burma, where Nature and Nazis try to kill him, while the leeches in the swamps hope he does not die to soon so that they can suck his blood first. It is no surprise at all that he leaves home a man and returns a spotted leopard. For those of you who are not so developed as to read a short story for its own beautiful sake, read it because it won the Caine prize. |
| Re: The Forgotten Army Of WWII by AreaFada2: 4:21am On Dec 17, 2015 |
Nice |
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