nirranj
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I dont know if this is true. But I just stumbled on this blog when I was searching on the Fate of Netaji.
The author of this article states that more than 22,000 INA soldiers were transported to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea under the disguise of fighting the Brits in a New front. But they were actually brought to Rabaul to dig underground tunnels for the Japanese. It also states that majority of the Indian soldiers either died while working or were massacred by th Japanese and some were cannibalised by the Japanese. Only a handfull of them ever managed to survive or escape.
He has also given many news paper archives from the post WWII days and they carry news on this matter.
The following quoted texts are from the blog.
Knowledged members can shed light.
The article,
Ajit Vadakayil: NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE , UNTOLD SECRETS OF RABAUL TUNNELS- CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL
some newspaper archives with story on the slavery and Cannibalism,
11 Apr 1947 - INDIAN OFFICERS SHOT FOR BEING TOO WEAK TO WORK ...
07 Jul 1947 - WAR PRISONER WHO SURVIVED Indian Officer's Wewak...
17 Apr 1946 - DEATH FOR JAP WHO PRACTISED CANNIBALISM RABAU[?]...
The author of this article states that more than 22,000 INA soldiers were transported to Rabaul, Papua New Guinea under the disguise of fighting the Brits in a New front. But they were actually brought to Rabaul to dig underground tunnels for the Japanese. It also states that majority of the Indian soldiers either died while working or were massacred by th Japanese and some were cannibalised by the Japanese. Only a handfull of them ever managed to survive or escape.
He has also given many news paper archives from the post WWII days and they carry news on this matter.
The following quoted texts are from the blog.
They used the Indian to cultivate 16000 acres of vegetable gardens. They forced the locals to catch fish for them, and these local highlanders were poor fishermen.
The Indians died of Malaria, malnutrition, torture ( for NOT completing the daily quota ), big testicle Diphteria ( nicknamed Changi Indian balls ) , sunstroke, dysentery, wet Beriberi, sheer exhaustion—when they died they were just buried at tunnel extremes with displaced rubble.
Only 436 skeletons were exhumed and buried at Port Moresby Bomana Commonwealth war cemetery . When the found the DNA to be of Indian stock—a plaque was put " HERE LIES AN UNKOWN BRITISH SOLDIER 1942-45, KNOWN ONLY UNTO GOD"
Medicines were only for Japanese soldiers. Indian were given sweet potato and water to drink. If you have seen the Bridge on the River Kwai, the British officers refused to work with the Indian soldiers as a form of racism—all this history has been fudged. Rather you see the British Colonel doing Namaste in a very kind manner to them.
It is MOST FOUL that other nationalities write sob stories of how their soldiers dug these 620 kilometers of tunnels , and earn moolah by writing bullshit books. At least be respectful to the dead.
The war just over 65 years back— I got my news from local eye-witnesses and their children. The 22000 unfortunate INA army Indians were NOT allowed to wear uniforms. There were NIL Indians in Rabaul before the Japs came in. There were some Chinese and Filipinos in China town and some whites –that was all.
JUST 11 INDIAN SOULS , OUT OF 22000 INA SOLDIERS ( READ AS INDIAN SOLDIER WING OF JAPANESE ARMY ) SURVIVED -- THOSE WHO ESCAPED INTO THE DENSE JUNGLES.
Bottom line: If I had been in Netaji's place I would have wondered where is the catch?
Why are all the snooty big guns like Japanese Emperor, Japanese Prime minister, Hitler etc so eager to felicitate me?
Am I so damn important?
Or do they want to fool me and use my countrymen for CHEAP LABOUR ?
YES-- THEY GOT THEIR CHEAP LABOUR, GOT 620 KILOMETERS OF TUNNELS DUG THROUGH HARD ROCK IN 2 YEARS FLAT AND BURIED WHOEVER SURVIVED AFTER THE JOB --
NO QUESTIONS ASKED--
I am not sure if this article is full of BS or it contains truth.QUESTION TO BOSE:
WHEN THE CHANCELLOR OF GERMANY , THE PRIME MINISTER OF JAPAN AND OTHER IMPORTANT LEADERS WANTED TO HAVE PHOTO SHOOTS WITH YOU, AND SUDDENLY TREATED A NON-ENTITY LIKE YOU , LIKE PRINCESS DIANA -- WHY DID YOU NOT SMELL A RAT?
Knowledged members can shed light.
The article,
Ajit Vadakayil: NETAJI SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE , UNTOLD SECRETS OF RABAUL TUNNELS- CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL
some newspaper archives with story on the slavery and Cannibalism,
11 Apr 1947 - INDIAN OFFICERS SHOT FOR BEING TOO WEAK TO WORK ...
07 Jul 1947 - WAR PRISONER WHO SURVIVED Indian Officer's Wewak...
17 Apr 1946 - DEATH FOR JAP WHO PRACTISED CANNIBALISM RABAU[?]...
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