Field Marshal Rommel inspecting Indian troops in German service, Lacanau Océan, France, 10 Feb 1944; also present were Lieutenant General Günther Krappe and Lieutenant General Hermann Meyer-Rabingen

Caption     Field Marshal Rommel inspecting Indian troops in German service, Lacanau Océan, France, 10 Feb 1944; also present were Lieutenant General Günther Krappe and Lieutenant General Hermann Meyer-Rabingen ww2dbase
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Identification Code   Bild 101I-263-1598-04
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Erwin Rommel   Main article  Photos  
Photo Size 800 x 564 pixels
Photos on Same Day 10 Feb 1944
Added By C. Peter Chen
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1. INA(indian national army) says:
9 Nov 2012 05:37:50 AM

It was zazi germans who gave support to the bose for forming INA and fighting without there support india would have never got independent with this bugger idiotic gandhi
2. Kilo Far says:
11 Feb 2014 07:55:11 AM

Part of Atlantic Defence
3. Anonymous says:
10 Feb 2017 10:43:14 PM

Where is the racism of Nazis? They even where friends with Japan. These British and French were colonialists who drained the resources of Africa, Asia and wasted them in World Wars..
4. Anonymous says:
10 Feb 2018 05:23:10 PM

Imagine the outcome if the British had made a separate peace with the Nazis. You think Hitler would have helped the Indians for any purpose aside from his own needs?

Read this. Don’t stop at the first two quotes.

https://www.quora.com/What-did-Hitler-think-of-India-and-Indian-people

The enemy of your enemy is not always your friend.

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