Tibetan Army during WWII
Tibetan Army during WWII
Tibet was neutral during the war and had a small army. Does anyone have any photos, illustrations etc. of Tibetan Army soldiers during WWII or in the 1930s? I've never seen what they looked like. Thanks very much in advance.
This site might help you:
http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/mission_1936-9-8.html
(some of the shots are of men in uniform)
http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/mission_1936-9-8.html
(some of the shots are of men in uniform)
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Tibetan junior NCO 1936. They also wore traditional dress and khaki woollen uniforms. Officers in British jackets, breeches and high boots. Looks a bit strange to see the ponytail hanging down the back.
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Don't know whether they were surplus or simply supplied new serge 1903 pattern service dress. Certainly worn as a complete uniform with drill-covered Wolesley sun helmet and long putties. The wool uniforms were khaki as opposed to the light or drill khaki shown above.
In the same photo are personnel wearing native dress, unusual.
In the same photo are personnel wearing native dress, unusual.
Thanks Sean RR and Peter H., and Waldorf and Thorwald77. Great information!! The Tibetan Army of that era was always one of the "blank spots" in the info I had available about period uniforms. Thanks so much to all of you for clearing that up.
As an aside, does anybody know about the Nepalese Army's uniforms back then? I know they sent a lot of Gurkha troops to fight in British divisions but presumably these were kitted out in British uniforms, at least from what photos I've seen of them; but what about the Nepalese Army personnel in Nepal defending the kingdom itself?
As an aside, does anybody know about the Nepalese Army's uniforms back then? I know they sent a lot of Gurkha troops to fight in British divisions but presumably these were kitted out in British uniforms, at least from what photos I've seen of them; but what about the Nepalese Army personnel in Nepal defending the kingdom itself?
As I understand the Gurkhas werent SENT from Nepal, but hired in individually as professional soldiers.Billy wrote: As an aside, does anybody know about the Nepalese Army's uniforms back then? I know they sent a lot of Gurkha troops to fight in British divisions but presumably these were kitted out in British uniforms, at least from what photos I've seen of them;
Although I presume the government accepted this, and I also presume Nepal did get some rewards.
(I may be misunderstanding the word troops - which may be both many soldiers - say a battalion, and also a very individual low rank soldier can be called for troops, especielly in american english).