06 Jul 2010, 6:38 pm
sartresue wrote:
From the land of the swastika topic
Booray for Bollywood
I worry about a film on hitler made in countries where there has been no direct consequences of the horrors of nazi germany. It might have been more appropriate for them to make a film about Imperial Japan's Hirohito, being closer to the war with that country. but perhaps it would not be as lucrative, in the Bollywood tradition.
Booray for Bollywood
I worry about a film on hitler made in countries where there has been no direct consequences of the horrors of nazi germany. It might have been more appropriate for them to make a film about Imperial Japan's Hirohito, being closer to the war with that country. but perhaps it would not be as lucrative, in the Bollywood tradition.
Durring WW2 Nazi Germany used captured Indian troops who volunteered to fight against allies who turned sides due to anti-British sentiment, They had infantry and I think an airborne unit so there had to be a good number of them that flip sides.
I am sure that Indian and British troops did a good job against the Japanese on Indias boarder. Google the Brtish Chindits. Napal also had troops fight the Germans, Italians, and the Japanese they were called the Gurkhas. I believe the British still hire them I am not totally sure about that though.
06 Jul 2010, 7:51 pm
Todesking wrote:
sartresue wrote:
From the land of the swastika topic
Booray for Bollywood
I worry about a film on hitler made in countries where there has been no direct consequences of the horrors of nazi germany. It might have been more appropriate for them to make a film about Imperial Japan's Hirohito, being closer to the war with that country. but perhaps it would not be as lucrative, in the Bollywood tradition.
Booray for Bollywood
I worry about a film on hitler made in countries where there has been no direct consequences of the horrors of nazi germany. It might have been more appropriate for them to make a film about Imperial Japan's Hirohito, being closer to the war with that country. but perhaps it would not be as lucrative, in the Bollywood tradition.
Durring WW2 Nazi Germany used captured Indian troops who volunteered to fight against allies who turned sides due to anti-British sentiment, They had infantry and I think an airborne unit so there had to be a good number of them that flip sides.
I am sure that Indian and British troops did a good job against the Japanese on Indias boarder. Google the Brtish Chindits. Napal also had troops fight the Germans, Italians, and the Japanese they were called the Gurkhas. I believe the British still hire them I am not totally sure about that though.
Gurkhas still serve in HM Armed Forces, yes, and the Indian Legion consisted of volunteers and recruited POWs, and some were parachute trained.
16 Jul 2010, 10:41 pm
Macbeth wrote:
Laz wrote:
Quote:
I worry about a film on hitler made in countries where there has been no direct consequences of the horrors of nazi germany
There were several indian divisions of soldiers involved in North Africa and Italian campaigns.
Not forgetting Burma and, on the Axis side, the Indian Legion (made up of Indians who wished to fight against British rule, many of whom served in Normandy.)
Unsurprisingly... Hitler didn't think too much of their fighting capabilities. His comments about them remind me of something
Archie Bunker would say.
"The Indian Legion is a joke. There are Indians who can't kill a louse, who'd rather let themselves be eaten up. They won't kill an Englishman either. I consider it nonsense to put them opposite the English....If we used Indians to turn prayer mills, or something like that, they would be the most indefatigable soldiers in the world".
Typical Hitler.
17 Jul 2010, 8:04 am
Horus wrote:
Macbeth wrote:
Laz wrote:
Quote:
I worry about a film on hitler made in countries where there has been no direct consequences of the horrors of nazi germany
There were several indian divisions of soldiers involved in North Africa and Italian campaigns.
Not forgetting Burma and, on the Axis side, the Indian Legion (made up of Indians who wished to fight against British rule, many of whom served in Normandy.)
Unsurprisingly... Hitler didn't think too much of their fighting capabilities. His comments about them remind me of something
Archie Bunker would say.
"The Indian Legion is a joke. There are Indians who can't kill a louse, who'd rather let themselves be eaten up. They won't kill an Englishman either. I consider it nonsense to put them opposite the English....If we used Indians to turn prayer mills, or something like that, they would be the most indefatigable soldiers in the world".
Typical Hitler.
And then let the legion be stationed on the Normandy beachheads, along with a load of poles, russians and other foreign draftees, none of whom had any real compunction to shoot at English or American soldiers. There is very little to admire about Hitler if one looks deeply enough. He had virtually no tactical or strategic combat ability (The Ardennes, V-weapons on London, not the Normandy beaches, halting the panzer divisions before Dunkirk, trying to out-bomb the UK or out-sail it, invading Russia and so on.) so his military prowess is hardly admirable. He didn't "invent" Blitzkrieg, his generals did, using the knowledge of British tank experts between wars, and it was only so effective because of the ignorance of opposition forces to modern warfare innovations, not because it was a brilliant master-stroke. He didn't even get into power using particular guile or cunning, but by force and intimidation, a bit of wilful ignorance on the part of Goering, and the machiavellian plotting of other people. He only succeeded in getting away with so much land-grabbing BEFORE starting a war because the other statesmen of the world were labouring under the misapprehension that he was a man of honour, a gentleman who, if treated well would act in kind. NO, he wasn't particularly admirable. Lucky though.
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20 Jul 2010, 1:47 pm
First Indian Superman, and now this?!
