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Naik Yeshwant Ghadge was an Indian war hero who served during World War II’s Italian campaign (1943-45). He epitomizes the forgotten Indian heroes of the war.
Ghadge, at the age of 23, single-handedly captured an enemy post in Montone, Italy. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, Britain’s highest military honour.
Indian soldiers, part of the British Indian Army, contributed over 2.5 million troops to the Allied war effort, with about 50,000 participating in the Italian campaign.
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