BarelyEvolved t1_iwf4w6m wrote on November 15, 2022 at 4:07 AM

Reply to comment by bearsnchairs in TIL that the civilian sailors of the U.S. Merchant Marine had a higher casualty rate during World War II than any branch of the armed forces. by p38-lightning

I dont really count China in terms of allies, because of the civil war it was a White china v Red China v Japan and who was doing what and to who is confusing.

bearsnchairs t1_iwf60ot wrote on November 15, 2022 at 4:16 AM

That is odd. China was certainly one of the allied powers. Hell they were on of the parties that issued the Potsdam Declaration.

BarelyEvolved t1_iwf7ktj wrote on November 15, 2022 at 4:29 AM

Im not saying they didnt matter, its just that when I think about China in WW2, I personally put them in thier own sub category in my mind.

I do the same thing with Scandinavia(and screw you nordics, I include Finland).

There was just so much going on that wasnt overt battles that I put them in a different mental sub category.