US in India (WW2)
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US Army Canadian Military Pattern Trucks ride alongside Camels in India (1943)
Another extremely interesting WW2 era photo that shows the stark contrast between two modes of transport. The truck, a Canadian Military Pattern Chevy 3 Tonner, is traversing the rough roads on top of metal strips. Indian involvement in WW2 , especially Indian troops on the European front is rarely discussed. However, the Allies involvement on [Continue Reading]
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The India-China Wing of the US Air Transport Command flies a C-46 Commando across the Himalayas from India to ROC forces in Mainland China (1945)
The Republic of China’s victory in the Second Sino-Japanese War would simply not have been possible without supplies provided to the Chinese forces by the allies. In this photo, we see another example of American air presence in India during WW2. After land routes were cut off due to the Japanese invasion of Burma, the [Continue Reading]
