He said contribution of Sikhs as martial race were immense and their stories of valor and sacrifice were still remembered in parts of his country Belgium and others.
“They were all 6ft + and they is no way you would have argued with them”. I have so many stories about the reputation of the Sikhs as a fighting force it is hard to know where to begin.
Describing Sikh soldiers as fearless and fearsome warriors to their faith, British Home Secretary, Theresa May, said, they made an “incalculable positive contribution to world history, boldly fighting injustice, tyranny and oppression”.
[VIDEO] "It is my humble attempt to present this page in history to the future generation so that they may venerate the sacrifices made by their forefathers." In the video the author is being thanked by a Dutchman who was liberated by Sikhs after WWII.
Flowers were laid by the newly installed King of the Netherlands Mr. Willem Alexander and the Queen Maxima, Army Generals, Prime Minister Mr. Mark Rutte and his whole Cabinet of Ministers, Mayor of Amsterdam and many other prominent leaders of the Netherlands. Over 25,000 people participated in the ceremony.
The Sikh Soldier since times immemorial has been in the forefront of all wars to fight against the forces of evil. During the Second World War, the Sikhs in Italy played a predominant role in the battles fought, what is collectively known in military history as the Italian Campaign.
Thousands of Sikhs from all over the World, gathered at Forli Indian Army War Cemetery in Italy in an inauguration ceremony to reveal the first Sikh military monument dedicated to the Sikh warriors who laid their lives in World War II.
India made its contribution to the Second World War by providing almost two million volunteers in a couple of years. At the outbreak of the Second World War, in September 1939, the Indian Troops, totaled 2,005,038.
"Of 100,000 thousand Empire troops to be taken prisoner upon the surrender of Singapore, a handful of Sikhs, of the 5th/11th Sikh Regiment, have regained their freedom, the first of the many we have yet to liberate from Japan."
Mr. Peter Chai, said that, “we are organizing the first Remembrance Day ceremony on the site this coming December” This Peace monument is dedicated to all including the Japanese Imperial forces who fought and laid down their lives for a cause.
German Blitz ...we recall some of the earliest Sikh families living in London at the time. Like every other London family these pioneer immigrants took shelter in underground stations, the crypts of churches and in improvised shelters.
Ex-gunner Bachan Singh, recipient of Africa Star, Burma Star and Defence of India Medal during the World War II died on Wednesday early morning in Khokhran village.
