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Unknowed countries in WWII

CaptRio

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I thought it would be pretty interesting to read articles, stories, whatever, from the unknown countries, that fought in WWII and nobody ever mention them.

I'll start the thread with my country. BRAZIL.

It was not at all obvious that Brazil would join the Allied powers in World War II. Initially Brazil maintained neutrality, trading with both the Allies and the Axis, while Brazilian president Get
 
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Interesting....I knew there was alot of countrys through the Commonwealth that contributed to the war effort under Britain. But didnt know so much about Brazil.

Around Monte casino there was alot of Mixed troops that fought that battle bravely. Indian, Polish, New Zealand, Morrocans and now i know brazil...i wonder what other countrys contributed to the battle.

Even Hardened German soldiers from the East who had to fight there said it was the toughest fighting they had endured. (i watched a BBC Documentry on it)

The only country i could mention that played a part...mostly in the Pacific...Australia! (im byass though)
We had a bigger impact in WW1 i feel than WW2. but that is just going by casulities.
 
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I remember once reading a brief list of countries who declared war on Germany in 1945, as the war was coming to a close. They may not have necessarily done any fighting, but they declared war on Germany and (presumably) assisted the war effort in some form. If I can dig up the book where I found the little list, I'll post it, but right now the only country that I can think of from the list is Ecuador.
 
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Hungary.

Its an overlooked country. It was on the axis side till the end of war.
We lost about 500 000 men in the war.
The 2nd Army at the Don River consisted of 225 000 men, only 95 000 returned.
We fought valiently and my grandfather was one of the fighting men in the war.

Of 3 years of war, he got through without a scratch.
He spent 3 years in Russian captivity
 
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This is from a topic from another message board. These are the Ghurkas from India. This is more or less WWI and the initial Colonization, but the Ghurkas also fought against the Japanese in WWII, and frankly were some of the only soldiers who scared the crap out of the Japanese.

The first well-documented (written) accounts of the knife and of the Ghurka tribes come from the British who had taken control of India in the 1800's. The British had been advancing Northward, but suddenly encountered fierce resistance as they advanced into what is modern day Nepal. The Ghurkas not only resisted the British troops, they drove them back. This is something that the British were not at all used to. They called in reinforcements, and then again moved forward. The accounts of what happened are gruesome. The Ghurkas seemed to materialize out of the jungle itself for long enough to cleanly lop a head or limb, and would then disappear before the guns came to bear. The British would set camp for the night, and though they posted sentries, men would die during the night. They were found in the morning with their heads cleanly removed, yet the sentries would not see or hear any intruders. At times the British encountered the Ghurkas in groups. The British soldiers had fine rifles and were the renowned marksmen of the day. The Ghurka were armed only with Khukris, yet were not cowed. Instead they mounted charges, dodging and weaving through the thickets until they were right on top of the British troops. The British went to bayonets, but one account describes the Ghurka tactics as follows:

"When they come near, they suddenly crouch to the ground, drive under the bayonets and strike upward at the men with their knives, ripping them open in a single blow."

The British wisely withdrew from these areas, and then they did something very uncharacteristic. They sent emissaries to make peace with the Ghurka. Treaties were made that had far-reaching consequences. Since that day, the Ghurka have fought alongside British troops in every major engagement, including two world wars, and hundreds of minor skirmishes. In trench warfare against the German forces, the Ghurka performed astounding feats that were legendary for their stealth and courage. They were said to have regularly slipped through German lines, past the sentries, and into the trenches and foxholes. The German forces slept two troops per foxhole. The Ghurka were known to have cut the throat of one man from each foxhole without waking the second man. This was done so that the remaining Germans, upon waking, would find their dead right next to them. Those that were left alive quickly spread the story amongst the rest and, as you can imagine, this type of psychological operation had devastating consequences to the morale of frontline German troops as a whole.

http://www.m4040.com/Survival/Ghurka/History of the Ghurka Kukri.htm

Another:

A true story told by General Sir (later Field Marshal Viscount) W J Slim.
 
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My island aruba in the caribbean , was the most important supplier of oil in ww2 , hitler realised this and send u-boats (neuland gruppe) 1 assigned 2 the refinery here in aruba (u-156) .This happend on 16 feb 1942, but they failed, they 1st fired torpedos and it hit a few tankers in the bay, then they fired the main deck gun but forgot to get the plug out of the barrel which preotects water from comin in when diving, that thing blew up killin 1 german, another had lost his leg.
Then 37 mm crew wer ordered to fire, red like lights were seen in the sky ,but to no results.

We were lucky cuz a ship with 3000 tnt had just left the bay, had that been hit it would of blown half the island up. http://lago-colony.com/ (scroll down for pics and info)in germny they posted poster that said it was a succes but that was just propaganda.

After that u-156 was blown to bits by a a bomber when they were sunbathing, near barbados. We were the first country that had been attacked by germany in ww2 on the western hemisphere.
 
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I bet you don't know about this one......

27 Mar 1945 [SIZE=-1]Argentina declares war on Nazi Germany.
Of course, this was just a silly charade for the benefit of the world community. Argentina would be a quiet ally of Germany for the duration of the war, even welcoming many Nazi and SS leaders to emigrate there in the aftermath.[/SIZE]
Yes, believe it or not we "fought" the germans in 1945. :eek:
Of course we didn't have time to send even one soldier there ;)
 
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Hans_klempner said:
Hungary.

Its an overlooked country. It was on the axis side till the end of war.
We lost about 500 000 men in the war.
The 2nd Army at the Don River consisted of 225 000 men, only 95 000 returned.
We fought valiently and my grandfather was one of the fighting men in the war.

Of 3 years of war, he got through without a scratch.
He spent 3 years in Russian captivity

Hungary is my pet nation in the war. My Grandfather also served in the Honv
 
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i meant balkan countries
i know here in slovenia there weren't many volunteers.Some of them were forced to go in german army.for example Germans said to my grandgrandfather that they will kill his/my family if he doesn't join their army.And some of people escaped and joined Partisans.Partisans were in slovenia,croatia,bosnia and serbia(maybe that are not all of the countries)they were "good guys".In croatia there were ustashs-they supported italians and germans.in serbia were chetniks-they also supported italians and germans.

correct me if i'm wrong on some infos.
 
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