Today, everyone knows that the victory was won by the Allied forces. But in the books, in the movies, the way they are portrayed as the savior of mankind, a very good character, was it really that good? Of course not!
It is said that war reveals the most ugly form of the dormant beast that lives in our minds. As the countries of the Axis Powers manifested this ugly form, so did the countries of the Allied Powers. The difference is that today's history tells us only stories of the brutality of the Axis Powers, not the Allies. Today, therefore, the history of some of the atrocities of the Allied forces in the Second World War is highlighted through this writing, which may be unknown to many.
1) Continuous bombing of civilians in Japan
The first few things that come to mind when it comes to World War II are the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The American government argued that there was no alternative to subjugating the Japanese who did not agree to surrender. The incident saved the world from a protracted war on land and countless future loss of life and property, say American strikers.
Long before the atomic bombing, the United States had been regularly bombing Japan from various warplanes. The main reason for this bombing was to humiliate the enemy by killing countless civilians. The mastermind behind these attacks was General Curtis Lim. Things like killing ordinary people in Japan did not leave a mark on his mind. Rather, he thought, the Japanese would not bow their heads in any way until they were completely wiped out. That's why, in addition to the regular bombings, he planned to carry out more large-scale attacks on Japan's major cities.
On March 9, 1945, at the behest of General Lim, a fleet of U.S. bombers flew over Japan, intended to attack Tokyo. But the bombing that day was different than any other day. Napalm cylinders and petroleum jelly were thrown that day. About forty square kilometers of land was burnt to ashes that day. The burnt people were lying on top of each other, a horrible sight. An estimated 100,000 ordinary Japanese people died that day for the decision of US policymakers.
2) Mass rape by the Soviet army
The role of the Soviet Union as a member of the Allied forces in World War II was significant. Adolf Hitler's Nazi forces were successfully confronted and the country's army was roaring to prevent the advance of the Germans by occupying various areas. However, the problem arose elsewhere. The constant fighting and bloodshed was slowly eroding the humanity of the country's military. Besides, the fact that he could not stay with his wife for a long time also made them very frustrated. To alleviate this frustration, some of them were involved in looting in the conquered areas. The most heinous thing was that they were mass raping the women of the enemy. Such heinous acts were also supported from the upper house on the grounds that the morale of the enemy was bound to weaken gradually if the rape continued in this manner.
They have done a great deal to liberate Europe from the Nazi forces, so they can do whatever they want - an attitude that further persuaded the Soviets. Not only German women were on the list of women raped by them. After liberating various camps in Poland, they were indulging in animal cruelty on women there.
(3) When the US troops were collecting the skulls of the Japanese
The history of how cruel the Japanese were to prisoners of war in World War II is more or less known. The brightest example of this is Unit 731. It is surprising to hear the description of the torture of the captive people by the Japanese army.
One sick prisoner was kept in contact with another healthy prisoner to see how quickly the disease could spread. The female prisoners were routinely raped by the guards there. Meanwhile, doctors used to spread germs of various diseases among the prisoners through gas chambers, food, drink etc. Some of their limbs were amputated to study bleeding. The first division studied bacterial diseases such as bubonic plague, cholera, anthrax, typhoid, and tuberculosis. The germs of the diseases were first introduced into the bodies of these prisoners. For research on sexually transmitted diseases, captive men and women were forced to have sex at gunpoint. In addition, frostbite, new weapons and explosives were tested on prisoners.
There has always been talk of mistreatment of prisoners of war in Japan or Germany, but not least in the US military. Maybe their level of cruelty is not the same as that of the Axis powers, but knowing their actions would not seem less brutal.
The bodies of Japanese prisoners of war were U.S. military equipment. They had a strange pleasure in mutilating the corpses, as well as cutting off various limbs from the corpses as trophies. Then one step further, many would send the cut part back to Japan, to the house of the unfortunate man himself! Their favorite part was the ear, because it is easily cut.
The most reprehensible thing was to make fun of the skull, as can be seen in this picture. For this purpose they used two ways- either they would boil the skull and remove the skin and flesh, or they would leave it for some time so that the insects could eat it and separate the bones from the flesh.
(5) The plight of Soviet dissidents
Speaking of 1945. The Yalta Conference, also known as the Crimea Conference, was held on 4-11 February of that year at the Livadia Palace in the Soviet Union. The main purpose of the conference was to discuss how to deal with various issues in post-war Europe. One of the various decisions taken here was that at the end of the war, the inhabitants of one allied country would be repatriated to the rest of the Allied countries.
At the end of the war, there were millions of dissident Soviet citizens in the United States who were reluctant to return home. Initially, US authorities resorted to arrests to send them back. Then some even choose the path of suicide. To avoid such a situation, the concerned authorities resorted to deception. They keep informing people that they are being sent to another place. They were actually sent back to the Soviet Union for lying.
(6) The misfortune of the ethnic population of Germany
Many of the world's equations changed after the end of World War II. Members of various ethnic groups in Germany were part of such an equation. The Allies decided to send the men, scattered throughout Europe, to Germany. The problem is that the number of these people was not a few thousand or a few lakhs. About one to one and a half million German ethnic people lived in various member countries of the Allied forces. Many of them were born there.
Many Western books do not mention them. About five lakh people lost their lives during this forced migration. Going to Germany, their misfortune seemed to take on a new dimension. Due to lack of accommodation, they found their place in various abandoned concentration camps and were forced to engage in various arduous activities. The vast majority of this population were women, the elderly and adolescents, who could not take part in the war. In this way, countless innocent people fell victim to the aggression of the Allied forces.
7) Stalin's policy of burning
If the enemy were to occupy an area, the Nazis would set fire to all food crops in the area, destroying as many installations as they could, and damaging communications. Their main objective was to prevent the opponent from advancing. However, many officers of the Nazi forces did not like Hitler's policy. That is why many of them protested. They argued that in the future, they might re-occupy the site, and that the renovation work would be easier if the amount of destruction on the site was less.
Such a destructive mentality existed only among the Nazi forces - you would be wrong to think so. Because Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, an important member of the Allies, followed the same policy. He had strict control over the army. As a result, the soldiers did not dare to disobey his orders. The Soviets had a separate battalion for eviction only. The main purpose of the Germans was to destroy various installations, destroy crops, and burn down cities.
Ukraine was one of the biggest victims of Stalin's policy. Germany and the Soviet Union were at war there. Both sides wanted to stop the advance of the opponents in any way through the policy of arson. That's why they competed in destroying various installations and food grains. At the end of the war, a large part of Ukraine's installations were severely damaged.
_Collected from various mediums
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