Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, tres Gurkhas se encontraron frente a hasta 200 soldados japoneses atacando su sección de trinchera en Birmania (ahora Myanmar).
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Lachhiman Gurung arrojó dos granadas arrojadas a su sección de trinchera, pero la tercera explotó en su mano derecha, hiriéndole la mano, el brazo y la pierna derecha.
Sus dos camaradas resultaron gravemente heridos y Lachhiman se encontró enfrentando una oleada tras otra de tropas japonesas durante cuatro horas. Mientras cargaba y disparaba su rifle solo con la mano izquierda, a menudo a quemarropa, se le escuchó gritar “¡ven y lucha contra un Gurkha!”.
Cuando los japoneses finalmente se retiraron y las tropas británicas llegaron para ayudar, encontraron el área inmediatamente frente a la posición de Lachhiman sembrada de los cadáveres de 31 soldados japoneses. Había herido a muchos más. Recibió la Cruz de la Victoria.
Vemos siempre soldados, profesionales fuertemente armados y calificados, y pienso que a nadie nos gustaría enfrentarnos si fuera un soldado enemigo. Los Gurkhas, por otro lado, bueno, probablemente estaría muerto antes de saber a qué me enfrento.
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My best buddy’s son has just done a bag piper course in the army up in Edinburgh. Half his course were Ghurkas. He got on so well with them that they got him made a Kukri and had it shipped over from Nepal to present to him. It was engraved with beautiful designs and his name on it, and will be a keep’s sake he will treasure for the rest of his life…
Ghurkas live up to every detail. Some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet if you’re a friendly. I met one in a conference in Vegas. Him and his wife are the nicest!
What makes a great warrior? It’s the physical capabilities and skills too, but more importantly, it’s his mentality… it’s his attitude towards death. It’s the blood of bravery that shines bright through the veins of the Gorkhas, and when it comes down to, a Gorkha is truly the fiercest… he becomes death personified.
my dad served alongside Gurkha’s in The Falklands. He once described them fondly to me as “Small nutters with huge balls”, as he saw them in action at Mount William. They overran an elevated position “practically just by shouting at them” (my dad’s words) not even shooting a single bullet with most of the Argentinians abandoning their positions and surrendering to a nearby British contingent. The Argentinians who surrendered were evidently “terrified” by the reputation of the Gurkha’s and preferred the perceived safety of the British(!).
I remember reading about the train incident and the incident near Lashkar gah while on deployment. In the train incident the SgtMaj was forced into early retirement due to downsizing of the Gurkhas but afterwards was soon invited back into the regiment.
My next door neighbor is Ghurka.He is 75 now. He never talks about his acts of courage, but his niece tld me stories (and she has the military reports, and news articles to probe it) when this gentleman fought alone against more than 20 enemies and was successful. This lethal soldier is a great neighbor and one of the kindest men I ever met. Apart from their courage and bravery, they are some of the most polite and honest people on this planet. Huge huge respect for these lion!
Hiking mount Everest is nothing for them. It’s like going to a supermarket to pick-up items.
History shows that tough regions demand tough lifestyles, tough lifestyles forge tough men, and tough men make tough soldiers.
Their feats of physical endurance are aided by growing up on the roof of the world. Nepalese are known for their incredible stamina and strength due to being acclimatized to lower oxygen environments in the mountainous region. Acclimatization allows body processes to occur at greater efficiency than sea-level dwellers. Every Everest expedition enjoys the support of numerous Sherpa mountaineers of skill, knowledge and stamina.
During the Falklands operation story would have it that the argentines who were POWs were told to smile because if you didn’t a Gurkha will eat you ,so they sent 1 or 2 to go round to the argies and just smile at them to cheer them up …
I’d recommend J.P Cross’s books, yes he is British but now lives in Nepal (I believe he is now 96). He served in Burma at the end of the war and was also very involved in Malayan Emergency and Borneo. He has over the years interviewed many of the ex-serviceman and his book Gurkhas at War details the experiences “In Their Own Words”, it provides some excellent stories. JPX’s autobiographical books also give some excellent background to his and the Gurkha’s involvement in two fairly unknown and un-reported (in the West) conflicts. Tim’s book provides a very emotive recollection of the suffering and pain these brave and heroic soldiers experienced, for what seems little reward – let’s hope the British Government resolve this once and for all. I highly recommend reading it. It’s also interesting to note that the Singapore Police force still has the Gurkha Contingent, they live, serve and are then returned to Nepal (family and all) – so this seems to be a recurring issue. The book – The Invisible Force Singapore Gurkhas by Chong Zo Liang documents this continued practice. Again worth a read.
I believe it is very important to recognize that anyone who serves in the Gurkhas (Nepalese, British or Commonwealth) is a Gurkha. I agree, however, it’s important that the Nepalese members of the regiment are fully recognized and heard. They are fantastic people and soldiers.
if I am not mistaken, the first tribes who join the Gurkhas unit with East Indian Company are Gurung, Rai, Limbu. After sometime, different groups of tribes join in to makes the bulk of bigger Gurkhas. The originals groups who first fought against the East Indian Company, fight with bravery, gallantry.
I had mo idea about these brave men wow. They should do a movie about these guys and the Indian soldiers that served too and not many people know about as well. Keep up the good work guy.
I also just recently found out Gurkha’s trace in Surabaya, Indonesia during our war of independence in 1945. After the Japanese surendered, the Dutch escorted by British Army tried to come back to our land and reclaim our nation Nusantara under their colony again. We had already officially declared our independence in that year. So our forefathers fought for our freedom once more. It was a long and hardest battle where we lost 30.000 Indonesian citizens who fought in this battle of independence. There,I found out numerous Gurkhas, Indian, Pakistani fought for the British and Dutch (now NATO). We, Indonesians stood for our freedom to the last breath. It was the hardest war of independence. But it was all worth it…..
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Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, tres Gurkhas se encontraron frente a hasta 200 soldados japoneses atacando su sección de trinchera en Birmania (ahora Myanmar).
Lachhiman Gurung arrojó dos granadas arrojadas a su sección de trinchera, pero la tercera explotó en su mano derecha, hiriéndole la mano, el brazo y la pierna derecha.
Sus dos camaradas resultaron gravemente heridos y Lachhiman se encontró enfrentando una oleada tras otra de tropas japonesas durante cuatro horas. Mientras cargaba y disparaba su rifle solo con la mano izquierda, a menudo a quemarropa, se le escuchó gritar “¡ven y lucha contra un Gurkha!”.
Cuando los japoneses finalmente se retiraron y las tropas británicas llegaron para ayudar, encontraron el área inmediatamente frente a la posición de Lachhiman sembrada de los cadáveres de 31 soldados japoneses. Había herido a muchos más. Recibió la Cruz de la Victoria.
Vemos siempre soldados, profesionales fuertemente armados y calificados, y pienso que a nadie nos gustaría enfrentarnos si fuera un soldado enemigo. Los Gurkhas, por otro lado, bueno, probablemente estaría muerto antes de saber a qué me enfrento.
PrisioneroEnArgentina.com
Marzo 24, 2024
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My best buddy’s son has just done a bag piper course in the army up in Edinburgh. Half his course were Ghurkas. He got on so well with them that they got him made a Kukri and had it shipped over from Nepal to present to him. It was engraved with beautiful designs and his name on it, and will be a keep’s sake he will treasure for the rest of his life…
Ghurkas live up to every detail. Some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet if you’re a friendly. I met one in a conference in Vegas. Him and his wife are the nicest!
Better to die than to be a coward.
– The Gurkhas.
What makes a great warrior? It’s the physical capabilities and skills too, but more importantly, it’s his mentality… it’s his attitude towards death. It’s the blood of bravery that shines bright through the veins of the Gorkhas, and when it comes down to, a Gorkha is truly the fiercest… he becomes death personified.
Gurkha: I’m not trapped in here with you, you’re trapped in here with me!
my dad served alongside Gurkha’s in The Falklands. He once described them fondly to me as “Small nutters with huge balls”, as he saw them in action at Mount William. They overran an elevated position “practically just by shouting at them” (my dad’s words) not even shooting a single bullet with most of the Argentinians abandoning their positions and surrendering to a nearby British contingent. The Argentinians who surrendered were evidently “terrified” by the reputation of the Gurkha’s and preferred the perceived safety of the British(!).
Eso no es cierto, amigo. Ningun argentino abandonó la posicion nunca.
I remember reading about the train incident and the incident near Lashkar gah while on deployment. In the train incident the SgtMaj was forced into early retirement due to downsizing of the Gurkhas but afterwards was soon invited back into the regiment.
A wonderful review of the history of the Gurkhas. Great!
My next door neighbor is Ghurka.He is 75 now. He never talks about his acts of courage, but his niece tld me stories (and she has the military reports, and news articles to probe it) when this gentleman fought alone against more than 20 enemies and was successful. This lethal soldier is a great neighbor and one of the kindest men I ever met. Apart from their courage and bravery, they are some of the most polite and honest people on this planet. Huge huge respect for these lion!
Gurkhas are the only people who can bring a knife to a gun fight and win.
Imagine being so terrifying the Taliban don’t want to fight you
Hiking mount Everest is nothing for them. It’s like going to a supermarket to pick-up items.
History shows that tough regions demand tough lifestyles, tough lifestyles forge tough men, and tough men make tough soldiers.
Their feats of physical endurance are aided by growing up on the roof of the world. Nepalese are known for their incredible stamina and strength due to being acclimatized to lower oxygen environments in the mountainous region. Acclimatization allows body processes to occur at greater efficiency than sea-level dwellers. Every Everest expedition enjoys the support of numerous Sherpa mountaineers of skill, knowledge and stamina.
menos mal que en Malvinas solo estuvieron mirando…
“If a man say he’s not afraid of dying he’s either lying or he’s a gorkha”
-field marshal sam manekshaw
During the Falklands operation story would have it that the argentines who were POWs were told to smile because if you didn’t a Gurkha will eat you ,so they sent 1 or 2 to go round to the argies and just smile at them to cheer them up …
I’d recommend J.P Cross’s books, yes he is British but now lives in Nepal (I believe he is now 96). He served in Burma at the end of the war and was also very involved in Malayan Emergency and Borneo. He has over the years interviewed many of the ex-serviceman and his book Gurkhas at War details the experiences “In Their Own Words”, it provides some excellent stories. JPX’s autobiographical books also give some excellent background to his and the Gurkha’s involvement in two fairly unknown and un-reported (in the West) conflicts. Tim’s book provides a very emotive recollection of the suffering and pain these brave and heroic soldiers experienced, for what seems little reward – let’s hope the British Government resolve this once and for all. I highly recommend reading it. It’s also interesting to note that the Singapore Police force still has the Gurkha Contingent, they live, serve and are then returned to Nepal (family and all) – so this seems to be a recurring issue. The book – The Invisible Force Singapore Gurkhas by Chong Zo Liang documents this continued practice. Again worth a read.
I believe it is very important to recognize that anyone who serves in the Gurkhas (Nepalese, British or Commonwealth) is a Gurkha. I agree, however, it’s important that the Nepalese members of the regiment are fully recognized and heard. They are fantastic people and soldiers.
if I am not mistaken, the first tribes who join the Gurkhas unit with East Indian Company are Gurung, Rai, Limbu. After sometime, different groups of tribes join in to makes the bulk of bigger Gurkhas. The originals groups who first fought against the East Indian Company, fight with bravery, gallantry.
AWESOME SOLDIERS.
Scary Dudes too
Best soldiers of all time.
Many Gurkhas were given british citizenship and they served as policemen in places like HONG KONG .
I had mo idea about these brave men wow. They should do a movie about these guys and the Indian soldiers that served too and not many people know about as well. Keep up the good work guy.
Interesting. Why weren’t we taught this at school?
I also just recently found out Gurkha’s trace in Surabaya, Indonesia during our war of independence in 1945. After the Japanese surendered, the Dutch escorted by British Army tried to come back to our land and reclaim our nation Nusantara under their colony again. We had already officially declared our independence in that year. So our forefathers fought for our freedom once more. It was a long and hardest battle where we lost 30.000 Indonesian citizens who fought in this battle of independence. There,I found out numerous Gurkhas, Indian, Pakistani fought for the British and Dutch (now NATO). We, Indonesians stood for our freedom to the last breath. It was the hardest war of independence. But it was all worth it…..
En todo el mundo se los reconoce como guerreros sobresalientes.
Simplemente EXCELENTE. Atentamente CLAUDIO KUSSMAN