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		<title>By: Johnson</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-152145</link>
		<dc:creator>Johnson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Nobodys job can &#039;be on the line&#039;if they are a member of the BNP...the BNP is a legitimate party....you British are a pathetic race...your country is a disgrace...you pander and brown nose to every miserable &#039;minority&#039; known to man...why dont you just accept that you are a wahabiist muslim state (Im sure the left wing women will love this)...you are incapable of fighting your way out of a wet paper bag...your country is drowning in drugs and alcohol..and illegal handguns (so much for your banning of handguns)...what an appalling race you are..and you attack the BNP...well lets see where you are in the next ten years...no future for Britain...thank christ(oh is that allowed?) I dont live in your sewerage infested dump.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nobodys job can &#8216;be on the line&#8217;if they are a member of the BNP&#8230;the BNP is a legitimate party&#8230;.you British are a pathetic race&#8230;your country is a disgrace&#8230;you pander and brown nose to every miserable &#8216;minority&#8217; known to man&#8230;why dont you just accept that you are a wahabiist muslim state (Im sure the left wing women will love this)&#8230;you are incapable of fighting your way out of a wet paper bag&#8230;your country is drowning in drugs and alcohol..and illegal handguns (so much for your banning of handguns)&#8230;what an appalling race you are..and you attack the BNP&#8230;well lets see where you are in the next ten years&#8230;no future for Britain&#8230;thank christ(oh is that allowed?) I dont live in your sewerage infested dump.</p>
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		<title>By: Anthony D Jones</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-145618</link>
		<dc:creator>Anthony D Jones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:43:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>SE (198)

You prove the BNP&#039;s arguement. You prove that there are people who will use physical violence against them.

One question. Will you actually get YOUR hands dirty or will you stand by while someone else does it?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>SE (198)</p>
<p>You prove the BNP&#8217;s arguement. You prove that there are people who will use physical violence against them.</p>
<p>One question. Will you actually get YOUR hands dirty or will you stand by while someone else does it?</p>
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		<title>By: SE</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-143823</link>
		<dc:creator>SE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>These people have a right to be exposed and attacked, i don&#039;t care if they&#039;re a family:

Don&#039;t be a BNPer, simple as that. Someone has to teach these degenerates a lesson.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These people have a right to be exposed and attacked, i don&#8217;t care if they&#8217;re a family:</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be a BNPer, simple as that. Someone has to teach these degenerates a lesson.</p>
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		<title>By: Laura</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-137584</link>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For goodness sake!!

I want the list!!....someone...pleaassee send me a link if u can...it is really important!

I am so glad these racist b**stards are exposed..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For goodness sake!!</p>
<p>I want the list!!&#8230;.someone&#8230;pleaassee send me a link if u can&#8230;it is really important!</p>
<p>I am so glad these racist b**stards are exposed..</p>
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		<title>By: david adams</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136625</link>
		<dc:creator>david adams</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>nice comment by Tomas Foley.

Just thought i&#039;d say i&#039;ve seen the list as a torrent, no going back now!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>nice comment by Tomas Foley.</p>
<p>Just thought i&#8217;d say i&#8217;ve seen the list as a torrent, no going back now!</p>
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		<title>By: Kismet Hardy</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136540</link>
		<dc:creator>Kismet Hardy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You missed out Muffin the Mule. He was the original Geheime Staatspolizei</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You missed out Muffin the Mule. He was the original Geheime Staatspolizei</p>
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		<title>By: persephone</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136478</link>
		<dc:creator>persephone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ 191 she&#039;s gone to get a beer from the late nite indian corner shop, y&#039;know in support of her aim to &quot;buy British &amp; keep British industries working&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ 191 she&#8217;s gone to get a beer from the late nite indian corner shop, y&#8217;know in support of her aim to &#8220;buy British &amp; keep British industries working&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Don</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136477</link>
		<dc:creator>Don</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Anyname4u,

It&#039;s more a matter of privacy than secrecy. The Labour party does have such a policy

http://www.labour.org.uk/privacy

as do the other parties. Obviously, the BNP have more concerns than the other parties as many of their members seem to be fully aware of the odium with which most people regard them and are more reluctant to have their membership widely known. They would probably claim that the possibility of active persecution by hard line opponents is the issue, and to be fair there may be an element of truth in that.

It isn&#039;t illegal to be a racist, but certain public expressions of racism may fall foul of the law. Griffin and others skirt around this by being careful of what they say in public, as test cases have shown.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/11/broadcasting.farrightpolitics

It is often the case that those who would destroy freedoms are parasitical upon them. It&#039;s annoying, but it&#039;s a price worth paying.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyname4u,</p>
<p>It&#8217;s more a matter of privacy than secrecy. The Labour party does have such a policy</p>
<p><a href="http://www.labour.org.uk/privacy" rel="nofollow">http://www.labour.org.uk/privacy</a></p>
<p>as do the other parties. Obviously, the BNP have more concerns than the other parties as many of their members seem to be fully aware of the odium with which most people regard them and are more reluctant to have their membership widely known. They would probably claim that the possibility of active persecution by hard line opponents is the issue, and to be fair there may be an element of truth in that.</p>
<p>It isn&#8217;t illegal to be a racist, but certain public expressions of racism may fall foul of the law. Griffin and others skirt around this by being careful of what they say in public, as test cases have shown.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/11/broadcasting.farrightpolitics" rel="nofollow">http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/11/broadcasting.farrightpolitics</a></p>
<p>It is often the case that those who would destroy freedoms are parasitical upon them. It&#8217;s annoying, but it&#8217;s a price worth paying.</p>
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		<title>By: anyname4u</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136465</link>
		<dc:creator>anyname4u</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Tomas 83.

You seem as a very good and understanding person. I really enjoy reading your comments.
 
I am white and I&#039;m married to a British-Pakistani man, and let me tell you that I had people &quot;burping&quot; at me in at Tescos, ( I was 6 month pregnant) while they walked next to us, because I&#039;m white and a marry someone from a different background!!! I cannot tell how can this make you feel!
But I feel as I said to you before, that if a country like Uk forbids and make &quot;ilegal&quot; being racist,make racist comments, supporting racism in any way.... how can they let this political party exist? 
How do they conciliate these two opposite ideas? I don&#039;t get it. And I have a law degree! Thank you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Tomas 83.</p>
<p>You seem as a very good and understanding person. I really enjoy reading your comments.</p>
<p>I am white and I&#8217;m married to a British-Pakistani man, and let me tell you that I had people &#8220;burping&#8221; at me in at Tescos, ( I was 6 month pregnant) while they walked next to us, because I&#8217;m white and a marry someone from a different background!!! I cannot tell how can this make you feel!<br />
But I feel as I said to you before, that if a country like Uk forbids and make &#8220;ilegal&#8221; being racist,make racist comments, supporting racism in any way&#8230;. how can they let this political party exist?<br />
How do they conciliate these two opposite ideas? I don&#8217;t get it. And I have a law degree! Thank you.</p>
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		<title>By: Golam Murtaza</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136458</link>
		<dc:creator>Golam Murtaza</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sarah from post 164 has gone a bit quiet.  Wonder why?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah from post 164 has gone a bit quiet.  Wonder why?</p>
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		<title>By: Leon</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136456</link>
		<dc:creator>Leon</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment deleted.

I say again:

Any linking to or posting up contacts from that list will result in a ban from the site. This applies to new commenter&#039;s to people who&#039;ve been here from day one. 

&lt;strong&gt;Any attempt to cause PP legal trouble over this will not be tolerated.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment deleted.</p>
<p>I say again:</p>
<p>Any linking to or posting up contacts from that list will result in a ban from the site. This applies to new commenter&#8217;s to people who&#8217;ve been here from day one. </p>
<p><strong>Any attempt to cause PP legal trouble over this will not be tolerated.</strong></p>
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		<title>By: persephone</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136454</link>
		<dc:creator>persephone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>it would be good practice to delete the content at @189. 

Has the writer put this content on to get this site in hot water? Cynical moi?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>it would be good practice to delete the content at @189. </p>
<p>Has the writer put this content on to get this site in hot water? Cynical moi?</p>
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		<title>By: persephone</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136438</link>
		<dc:creator>persephone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sarah @164 &quot; I purely joined the bnp because of there views on the buy british to keep british industries working and there views on looking after the elderley &quot;

But do you as a member know if your membership fee, donations etc do go towards meeting these aims? Do the BNP provide you with a detailed breakdown of how the money is spent? From seeing reports about the irregularities of the last BNP formal report &amp; acounts I know I would insist on this if I were a member - see link to view coverage on their last accounts: 

http://www.ukwatch.net/article/bnp_accounts_don%E2%80%99t_add_up

From these reports it seems that the BNP does not know either. And to cover this up the people at the helm are pursuing an internal blame culture. 

I wonder if this was what you in fact signed up for.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah @164 &#8221; I purely joined the bnp because of there views on the buy british to keep british industries working and there views on looking after the elderley &#8221;</p>
<p>But do you as a member know if your membership fee, donations etc do go towards meeting these aims? Do the BNP provide you with a detailed breakdown of how the money is spent? From seeing reports about the irregularities of the last BNP formal report &amp; acounts I know I would insist on this if I were a member &#8211; see link to view coverage on their last accounts: </p>
<p><a href="http://www.ukwatch.net/article/bnp_accounts_don%E2%80%99t_add_up" rel="nofollow">http://www.ukwatch.net/article/bnp_accounts_don%E2%80%99t_add_up</a></p>
<p>From these reports it seems that the BNP does not know either. And to cover this up the people at the helm are pursuing an internal blame culture. </p>
<p>I wonder if this was what you in fact signed up for.</p>
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		<title>By: Jai</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136435</link>
		<dc:creator>Jai</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No problem Bert, glad I could help.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No problem Bert, glad I could help.</p>
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		<title>By: Bert Rustle</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136428</link>
		<dc:creator>Bert Rustle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jai 185 Thanks again. I asked as you raised the topic and appeared informed. I will save your links for future reference.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jai 185 Thanks again. I asked as you raised the topic and appeared informed. I will save your links for future reference.</p>
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		<title>By: KB Player</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136424</link>
		<dc:creator>KB Player</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sarah at 164

&quot;Im on the list and im not racist at all. I purely joined the bnp because of there views on the buy british to keep british industries working and there views on looking after the elderley, as if it wasnt for my grandparents fighting in the war we would be german, then there would seriously be some race issues!!!&quot;

Sarah - if you are not a racist, why are you in the BNP, which is a racist party?  You may sincerely believe you are not a racist but if you join a party that is racist everyone will believe you are one.

As for British industries - that&#039;s in everyone&#039;s interests that they keep going.

As for your grandparents, good for them, and good for my father, who fought in the same war.  The people they were fighting had the same kind of beliefs as the BNP has, that is that countries should be racially pure.
 
&quot;Just as muslims dont like been tarred with the same brush as al queda, some members of the bnp dont like to be tarred with the same brush as neo nazi racists.&quot;

Of course all Muslims shouldn&#039;t be tarred with the same brush as those in Al Qaeda.  Very few Muslims are in Al Qaeda.  But those who join Al Qaeda or similar movements have to face the consequences that most of their fellow citizens think they are up to no good and are afraid of them.  If you join BNP other people immediately think you are up to no good and are afraid of you. Non-whites are especially afraid of you, as members of the BNP, or parties like it, have attacked them physically or put shit through their letter boxes.

&quot;Everybodys views are different. Thats why i joined the bnp, and you haters out there are making it worse for yourselves by making the pathetic phonecalls like the one ive just received. If youve nothing to hide dont withold your number….cowards.&quot;

I don&#039;t think your name and address and phone no should have been put on the internet, and according to the leader of your party, it was one of the ex BNP members who did that, out of spite.  I would suggest you stop belonging to a party whose members can act in that way.  And you shouldn&#039;t be harrassed by phone calls and I agree that the people who do so are horrible.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sarah at 164</p>
<p>&#8220;Im on the list and im not racist at all. I purely joined the bnp because of there views on the buy british to keep british industries working and there views on looking after the elderley, as if it wasnt for my grandparents fighting in the war we would be german, then there would seriously be some race issues!!!&#8221;</p>
<p>Sarah &#8211; if you are not a racist, why are you in the BNP, which is a racist party?  You may sincerely believe you are not a racist but if you join a party that is racist everyone will believe you are one.</p>
<p>As for British industries &#8211; that&#8217;s in everyone&#8217;s interests that they keep going.</p>
<p>As for your grandparents, good for them, and good for my father, who fought in the same war.  The people they were fighting had the same kind of beliefs as the BNP has, that is that countries should be racially pure.</p>
<p>&#8220;Just as muslims dont like been tarred with the same brush as al queda, some members of the bnp dont like to be tarred with the same brush as neo nazi racists.&#8221;</p>
<p>Of course all Muslims shouldn&#8217;t be tarred with the same brush as those in Al Qaeda.  Very few Muslims are in Al Qaeda.  But those who join Al Qaeda or similar movements have to face the consequences that most of their fellow citizens think they are up to no good and are afraid of them.  If you join BNP other people immediately think you are up to no good and are afraid of you. Non-whites are especially afraid of you, as members of the BNP, or parties like it, have attacked them physically or put shit through their letter boxes.</p>
<p>&#8220;Everybodys views are different. Thats why i joined the bnp, and you haters out there are making it worse for yourselves by making the pathetic phonecalls like the one ive just received. If youve nothing to hide dont withold your number….cowards.&#8221;</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think your name and address and phone no should have been put on the internet, and according to the leader of your party, it was one of the ex BNP members who did that, out of spite.  I would suggest you stop belonging to a party whose members can act in that way.  And you shouldn&#8217;t be harrassed by phone calls and I agree that the people who do so are horrible.</p>
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		<title>By: Jai</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136422</link>
		<dc:creator>Jai</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:55:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bert,

That link I supplied would be a good starting point.

Also, PP&#039;s American equivalent, Sepia Mutiny, has previously included numerous articles on India&#039;s military involvement in WW2, so I would suggest you check those out for further information, either via Google or by accessing SM&#039;s archives directly. Various books on the subject are also available via Amazon.

The Indian Army&#039;s own website also has a short article on the subject:

http://indianarmy.nic.in/secondworld.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bert,</p>
<p>That link I supplied would be a good starting point.</p>
<p>Also, PP&#8217;s American equivalent, Sepia Mutiny, has previously included numerous articles on India&#8217;s military involvement in WW2, so I would suggest you check those out for further information, either via Google or by accessing SM&#8217;s archives directly. Various books on the subject are also available via Amazon.</p>
<p>The Indian Army&#8217;s own website also has a short article on the subject:</p>
<p><a href="http://indianarmy.nic.in/secondworld.html" rel="nofollow">http://indianarmy.nic.in/secondworld.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: persephone</title>
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		<dc:creator>persephone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bert @ 183 &quot;reportedly many of those who volunteered for the British Army did so to fight Hitler, rather than for Britain. Have you any information on this issue regarding Indian soldiers?&quot;

Indian soldiers volunteered to fight with the British at least 60 years before sight of Hitler. Several were also assigned as personal bodyguards to Queen Victoria (in and outside of war time).</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bert @ 183 &#8220;reportedly many of those who volunteered for the British Army did so to fight Hitler, rather than for Britain. Have you any information on this issue regarding Indian soldiers?&#8221;</p>
<p>Indian soldiers volunteered to fight with the British at least 60 years before sight of Hitler. Several were also assigned as personal bodyguards to Queen Victoria (in and outside of war time).</p>
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		<title>By: Bert Rustle</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/2490/comment-page-4#comment-136420</link>
		<dc:creator>Bert Rustle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>jai 182 Thank you.

In the case of the Irish Republic, reportedly many of those who volunteered for the British Army did so to fight Hitler, rather than for Britain.

Have you any information on this issue regarding Indian soldiers?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>jai 182 Thank you.</p>
<p>In the case of the Irish Republic, reportedly many of those who volunteered for the British Army did so to fight Hitler, rather than for Britain.</p>
<p>Have you any information on this issue regarding Indian soldiers?</p>
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		<title>By: Jai</title>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;Jai 179 Did not Indian soldiers also fight for the Japanese? If so, were they volunteers, conscripts or mercenaries?&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Bert, since you&#039;re referring to Subhash Chandra Bose&#039;s efforts, the answers to your questions are freely available on the internet. You might want to start with &quot;Indian National Army&quot;, which was predominantly composed of Indian prisoners-of-war.

They were, however, massively outnumbered by the number of Indian soldiers who fought on the side of the Allies, which reached a maximum of over 2.5 million men and comprised the largest volunteer force of any country during WW2. They were also awarded 30 Victoria Crosses.

Further detailed information on the Indian contribution to the Allied effort can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_in_World_War_II


Indian soldiers were particularly involved in the following:

Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatres of World War II:
East African campaign 
North African campaign: Operation Compass, Operation Battleaxe, Operation Crusader, First Battle of El Alamein, Second Battle of El Alamein.
Anglo-Iraqi War 
Syria-Lebanon campaign 
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran 
Italian campaign: Battle of Monte Cassino 
Battle of Hong Kong 
Battle of Malaya 
Battle of Singapore 
Burma Campaign: Battle of Kohima, Battle of Imphal</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Jai 179 Did not Indian soldiers also fight for the Japanese? If so, were they volunteers, conscripts or mercenaries?</p></blockquote>
<p>Bert, since you&#8217;re referring to Subhash Chandra Bose&#8217;s efforts, the answers to your questions are freely available on the internet. You might want to start with &#8220;Indian National Army&#8221;, which was predominantly composed of Indian prisoners-of-war.</p>
<p>They were, however, massively outnumbered by the number of Indian soldiers who fought on the side of the Allies, which reached a maximum of over 2.5 million men and comprised the largest volunteer force of any country during WW2. They were also awarded 30 Victoria Crosses.</p>
<p>Further detailed information on the Indian contribution to the Allied effort can be found here:</p>
<p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_in_World_War_II" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_in_World_War_II</a></p>
<p>Indian soldiers were particularly involved in the following:</p>
<p>Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatres of World War II:<br />
East African campaign<br />
North African campaign: Operation Compass, Operation Battleaxe, Operation Crusader, First Battle of El Alamein, Second Battle of El Alamein.<br />
Anglo-Iraqi War<br />
Syria-Lebanon campaign<br />
Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran<br />
Italian campaign: Battle of Monte Cassino<br />
Battle of Hong Kong<br />
Battle of Malaya<br />
Battle of Singapore<br />
Burma Campaign: Battle of Kohima, Battle of Imphal</p>
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