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WWII’s forgotten army: The East and West African soldiers who fought in Burma

April 29, 2022

The Fourteenth is Britain’s forgotten army – its epic WWII campaigns in Burma long overshadowed by events in Europe. Its three African Divisions – which did so much to win back Burma from the Japanese – are the forgotten army’s forgotten formations. This is their story.

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In Life experiences Tags Burma, Africa, Second World War
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