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Hi Manfred,
kan Dir da jetzt nicht besnders bei helfen… aber diese Einheiten der britischen Armee heissen richtig Ghurka… Ghurka-Einheiten kämpften beispielsweise bei der Schlacht am Monte Cassino in Italien ich glaube das war 1943, gegen vor allem deutsche Fallschirmjäger…
Robby
Tach,
hier gibt´s Infos: http://www.army.mod.uk/army/organise/infan/gurkha/in…
Da Teil der britischen Armee dürfte die Bewaffnung mit Ausnahme des Kukhri (dieses spezielle Messer) exakt die Standardausrüstung eben der britischen Armee sein.
Gruss
Feanor
Grööss dich!
Etwas weiter unten im Thread ist ein wirklich guter Artikle ueber Gurkhas…
http://halflife-forum.gamigo.de/showthread.php?threa…
Gruss Markus
Hi Manfred,
some informations you requested on the Gurkha Brigade.
Following a number of boundary disputes and repeated raids by the Nepalese into Bengal and Bihar the Honourable East India Company declared war on Nepal in 1814. During the war a deep feeling of mutual respect and admiration developed between the British and their adversaries, the British being much impressed by the fighting and other qualities of the Gurkha soldiers. Under the terms of the peace treaty, following the war, large numbers of Gurkhas were permitted to volunteer for service in the East India Company and from those volunteers were formed the first Regiment of Gurkhas in 1815. The numbers of Gurkhas serving the British in India continued to grow. they did not join the mutiny in 1857, but instead won glory in helping the British to put the mutiny down. During World War I some 100,000 Gurkhas enlisted in regiments of the Gurkhas Brigade. they fought and died in France, Mesopotamia, Persia, Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine and Salonika. They won two Victoria Crosses. In World War II there were no fewer than 40 Gurkha Battalions, some 112,000 men. Gurkhas fought side-by-side with British and Commonwealth troops in Syria, the Western Desert, Italy, and Greece, from North Malaya to Singapore and from the Siamese border back through Burma to Imphal then forward again to Rangoon. A total of ten Victoria Crosses were awarded to Gurkhas. After the partition of India in 1947 it was decided that six regiments of Gurkha Rifles would remain in the Indian Army while the remainder (2 GR, 6 GR, 7 GR and 10 GR) were established as an integral part of the British Army to become the modern Brigade of Gurkhas. Following further restructuring and the withdrawal of the garrison from Hong Kong the number of Gurkhas serving has reduced to 3,400. Headquarters Brigade of Gurkhas, the recruit training wing and the Band have relocated in the United Kingdom. the four Rifle Regiments disbanded to form a large regiment - the Royal Gurkha Rifles and the three Corps Regiments have reduced to squadron size and are entirely UK based. Colonel in Chief: HRH the Prince of Wales KG KT GCB AK QSO ADC
Vielen Grusse, tigger