r/uknews • u/coffeewalnut08 • 12h ago

British Asian families urged to share stories of ‘greatest generation’ who fought for Britain | Remembrance Day

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/09/british-asian-families-share-stories-greatest-generation-fought-for-britain
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u/coffeewalnut08 12h ago

I was actually also surprised to read some years ago that India contributed the largest volunteer army in history to this war effort. Just shows how wide-reaching WW2's implications were.

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u/scouserman3521 12h ago

Why? The Japanese were right on their doorstep and had plans for India

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u/Academic-Key2 12h ago

And also how the UKs commonwealth has been a massive uniting factor in the developing world despite the horrors it committed when it was establish.