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Historical Article: The Gurkhas: Britains Own Fiercely Fighting Foreign Legion
Posted on: 2014-05-19 16:34:12 An overview of these famous soldiers exploits in WWII By John Dudek @ The Wargamer During the hard and bloody fighting in Italy in 1944, a story was told of an attacking German soldier who spotted an English-speaking Gurkha in a foxhole and lunged at him with his bayonet fixed rifle. The Gurkha twisted his body a little, just in time. "You missed me." he said, and then whipped out his razor sharp kukri knife and slashed at his neck. "You missed me, too!" said the German. "Hell I did!" said the Gurkha. "Wait until you shake your head." Read on... |