British Indian Empire

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“Never forget that you are Germans. Never forget that you are Nazis!”
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“We had not gone far before I was startled by seeing what I thought was an Indian encampment, covered with a red flag, on the bank, and exclaimed, “Camp!” to my comrades. I was slow to discover that it was a red maple changed by the frost.”
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