WW1 From an Indian Perspective
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November 5, 2025
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This video uncovers for forgotten importance of India in the First World War. Using objects from the Imperial War Museum collection we explain how India helped save the British Empire. 0:00 When India saved Britain 1:22 Pre-war Indian Army 3:15 Why did men enlist? 4:44 Early deployments 5:26 Turkish raid on the Suez Canal 6:20 The Gallipoli and Mesopotamia Campaigns 7:52 The Western Front 8:50 Recruitment changes 10:08 The home front 10:52 The Palestine Campaign 11:53 Heroism 13:37 How WW1 changed India Explore and licence the film clips used in this video: https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/_MaoVkLAr Follow IWM on social media: x.com/I_W_M instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums facebook.com/iwm.london tiktok.com/@imperialwarmuseums
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