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African Troops During WWII

During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces. Many of them were sent to Burma as reinforcements for the British troops there.

During World War II, African soldiers were a vital part of the Allied forces. Many of them were sent to Burma as reinforcements for the British troops there. Hear just some of their memories - recorded by the 大象传媒 in the 1990s.

Find out more about African troops in Burma in Another Man's War: The Story of a Burma Boy in Britain's Forgotten Army, a book by former 大象传媒 correspondent Barnaby Phillips, published June 2015.

(Photo: East African soldiers in Burma fighting for Britain in WW2, unknown date.
Credit: Topham Picturepoint)

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