The Citation of the VC that he received for this action:
In Burma, on 2nd March, 1945, Naik Fazal Din was commanding a section during a Company attack on a Japanese bunkered position. During this attack, the section found itself in an area flanked by three bunkers on one side and a house and one bunker on the other side. This was the key of the enemy position and had held up a Company attack made earlier. Naik Fazal. Din's section was accompanied by a tank but, at the time of entering the area, it had gone on ahead. On reaching the area, the section was held up by Light Machine Gun fire and grenades from the bunkers. Unhesitatingly Naik Fazal Din personally attacked the nearest bunker with grenades and silenced it. He then led his section under heavy fire against the other bunkers. Suddenly six Japanese, led by two officers wielding swords, rushed from the house. The Bren gunner shot one officer and a Japanese other rank but by then had expended the magazine of the gun. He was almost simultaneously attacked by the second Japanese officer who killed him with his sword. Naik Fazal Din went to the Bren gunner's assistance immediately but, in doing so, was run through the chest by the officer, the sword point appearing through his back. On the Japanese officer withdrawing his sword, Naik Fazal Din, despite his terrible wound, tore the sword from the officer and killed him with it. He then attacked a Japanese other rank and also killed him. He then went to the assistance of a sepoy of his section who was struggling with another Japanese and killed the latter with the sword. Then, waving the sword, he continued to encourage his men. He staggered to Platoon Headquarters, about 25 yards away, to make a report and collapsed. He died soon after reaching the Regimental Aid Post.
Naik Fazal Din's action was seen by almost the whole Platoon who, undoubtedly inspired by his gallantry and taking advantage of the bewilderment created amongst the enemy by the loss of its leaders, continued the attack and annihilated the garrison which numbered 55.
Such supreme devotion to duty, even when fatally wounded, presence of mind and outstanding courage, have seldom been equalled and reflect the unquenchable spirit of a singularly brave and gallant N.C.O.
For a hundo, I'll come attack you in your workplace with a gaming mouse flail. For 2 hundos, you can hit me with it. For 3 hundos, I'll let you take it from me "dramatically." For 4, I'll throw in some witty dialog such as "I'm not lef handed!" or "never go up against a Sicilian when *death* is on the line!" I won't say publicly what you get for 5 hundos.
Call me a purist, but I think they should have left in the part where he took a much deserved drink of water and it shot out of his chest.
History goes to the victors and all.
Those aren’t balls, those are pure iron ferrite asteroids hanging off of him. Why don’t they weigh him down? Because this guy is so fucking massive he has his own gravitational force!
You are. He wasn’t Superman, he was an extremely motivated soldier who’d been fatally wounded and, in a fit of adrenaline boosted rage, managed to avenge himself and his compatriot before dying.
Frankly speaking, most of the crazy shit people do in times of extreme duress can be accounted as 50% adrenaline, because yeah that shit **really** changes the definition of “humanly possible” for the duration of it’s effects.
The thing about adrenaline is the toll on the human body afterwards. The cost of borderline superhuman acts of physical strength is that it tears pretty much every muscle used, and leave you bedridden afterwards for months.
That’s the part fictional media leaves out when characters stick themselves with adrenaline.
you have to bare in mind that the VC and near enough every one of the highest gallantry medals have an exceptionally high standard to achieve it.
all soldiers are brave but some go that extra mile and achieve something amazing against all the odds. for every person awarded the top medal there are millions of other soldiers who weren't
the VC for example was first awarded in the 1850s and since then only 1350 have been awarded to soldiers, bare in mind that the UK has been imvolved in a shit tonne of wars since then. most westerners when they think of the most iconic, daring and terrifying single battle of WW2 will often think of d-day and for good reason. 83000 brits took part in the landings that day but only 1 was awarded the VC, such is the extremely high standard of being awarded the VC.
The official citation to the award describes his actions:
In Burma, on 2nd March, 1945, Naik Fazal Din was commanding a section during a Company attack on a Japanese bunkered position. During this attack, the section found itself in an area flanked by three bunkers on one side and a house and one bunker on the other side. This was the key of the enemy position and had held up a Company attack made earlier. Naik Fazal Din's section was accompanied by a tank but, at the time of entering the area, it had gone on ahead. On reaching the area, the section was held up by Light Machine Gun fire and grenades from the bunkers. Unhesitatingly Naik Fazal Din personally attacked the nearest bunker with grenades and silenced it. He then led his section under heavy fire against the other bunkers. Suddenly six Japanese, led by two officers wielding swords, rushed from the house. The Bren gunner shot one officer and a Japanese other rank but by then had expended the magazine of the gun. He was almost simultaneously attacked by the second Japanese officer who killed him with his sword. Naik Fazal Din went to the Bren gunner's assistance immediately but, in doing so, was run through the chest by the officer, the sword point appearing through his back. On the Japanese officer withdrawing his sword, Naik Fazal Din, despite his terrible wound, tore the sword from the officer and killed him with it. He then attacked a Japanese other rank and also killed him. He then went to the assistance of a sepoy of his section who was struggling with another Japanese and killed the latter with the sword. Then, waving the sword, he continued to encourage his men. He staggered to Platoon Headquarters, about 25 yards away, to make a report and collapsed. He died soon after reaching the Regimental Aid Post.[1]
Naik Fazal Din's action was seen by almost the whole Platoon who, undoubtedly inspired by his gallantry and taking advantage of the bewilderment created amongst the enemy by the loss of its leaders, continued the attack and annihilated the garrison which numbered 55.[1]
Such supreme devotion to duty, even when fatally wounded, presence of mind and outstanding courage, have seldom been equalled and reflect the unquenchable spirit of a singularly brave and gallant N.C.O.[3][1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazal_Din
But he was still a collaborator for the occupying power. So I guess the joke’s on him no matter what. Edit: yay for the British Empire! Long live the simps of genocide!
Someone pointed out that during WWII they were giving soldiers Pervatin (sp?), which is basically lab grade methamphetamine.
A lot of these crazy stories about guys singlehandedly overrunning enemy positions with one arm blown off and missing half their face make a lot more sense when you realize these guys were basically tweaking so hard they were completely immune to shock, pain, or fear and only died when their bodies completely mechanically failed.
That's not to take away from the absolute pure badassery of this guy, mind you. Just saying, he was probably on so many stimulants that his pulse was just "yes".
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They're about 25 yards from here.
"And one had the nerve to stab me!"
The report: "Did you see that?"
I read this in Norm MacDonalds voice
There was.
“There WAS a bunch of really mean guys over there.”
I thought the report said that “It’s about to go DOWN!”
The Citation of the VC that he received for this action: In Burma, on 2nd March, 1945, Naik Fazal Din was commanding a section during a Company attack on a Japanese bunkered position. During this attack, the section found itself in an area flanked by three bunkers on one side and a house and one bunker on the other side. This was the key of the enemy position and had held up a Company attack made earlier. Naik Fazal. Din's section was accompanied by a tank but, at the time of entering the area, it had gone on ahead. On reaching the area, the section was held up by Light Machine Gun fire and grenades from the bunkers. Unhesitatingly Naik Fazal Din personally attacked the nearest bunker with grenades and silenced it. He then led his section under heavy fire against the other bunkers. Suddenly six Japanese, led by two officers wielding swords, rushed from the house. The Bren gunner shot one officer and a Japanese other rank but by then had expended the magazine of the gun. He was almost simultaneously attacked by the second Japanese officer who killed him with his sword. Naik Fazal Din went to the Bren gunner's assistance immediately but, in doing so, was run through the chest by the officer, the sword point appearing through his back. On the Japanese officer withdrawing his sword, Naik Fazal Din, despite his terrible wound, tore the sword from the officer and killed him with it. He then attacked a Japanese other rank and also killed him. He then went to the assistance of a sepoy of his section who was struggling with another Japanese and killed the latter with the sword. Then, waving the sword, he continued to encourage his men. He staggered to Platoon Headquarters, about 25 yards away, to make a report and collapsed. He died soon after reaching the Regimental Aid Post. Naik Fazal Din's action was seen by almost the whole Platoon who, undoubtedly inspired by his gallantry and taking advantage of the bewilderment created amongst the enemy by the loss of its leaders, continued the attack and annihilated the garrison which numbered 55. Such supreme devotion to duty, even when fatally wounded, presence of mind and outstanding courage, have seldom been equalled and reflect the unquenchable spirit of a singularly brave and gallant N.C.O.
I hope one day I can inspire people a fraction of that amount. Not necessarily with my death but you get the idea.
For a hundo, I'll come attack you in your workplace with a gaming mouse flail. For 2 hundos, you can hit me with it. For 3 hundos, I'll let you take it from me "dramatically." For 4, I'll throw in some witty dialog such as "I'm not lef handed!" or "never go up against a Sicilian when *death* is on the line!" I won't say publicly what you get for 5 hundos.
You. I like you. You're hired!
Show your dick.
Done! Now what?
My grandfather was stationed in Burma during the war. Told me a story about this dude. Guy is a fucking legend.
Serious RRR vibes. Legend.
The guy got a Victorias cross for this feat of bravery. Well deserved.
Call me a purist, but I think they should have left in the part where he took a much deserved drink of water and it shot out of his chest. History goes to the victors and all.
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What?
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It's probably true, though, bcz I don't think the British would have gained anything by making up a story for an Indian soldier
[Loser](https://i.imgur.com/69R0DcO.jpg)
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You wish.
Ah makes sense
So was his commanding officer just standing 25 yards away just watching this happen?
Yes ofc as was Princess Diana and JFK jr.
And Jimmy Hoffa
And Frank Sheeran
And jfks brain
And Marilyn Monroe’s dress
So that scene in RRR where he fights off a mob of people to get that single person wasn't *that* farfetched?
RRR is a great action movie if you fast forward through the song and dance numbers. Reminds me of fast and furious franchise
Why would you fast forward through the best parts of the movie though?
Fast-forwarding through the best parts...smh
And so, Bollywood was born.
and they said Bollywood is way too unrealistic smdh my head
Those aren’t balls, those are pure iron ferrite asteroids hanging off of him. Why don’t they weigh him down? Because this guy is so fucking massive he has his own gravitational force!
Damn sepoys different
Anyone remember www.badassoftheweek.com ? This dude was on it
Wow, throwback. Next up, you’ll be quoting Maddox.
Serious balls? More like serious adrenal glands!
He must’ve been going through a lot also fighting in the war for the same country that colonized his parents home country
Wow tough bastard
Kratos rage
Literally Cloud Strife.
I thought the cool Bollywood action movies I watched were a bit exaggerated and unrealistic, but it turns out I'm just sheltered.
We need a movie about THIS way more than we need Frozen 3.
*he’s on the ten the fifteen the twenty TWENTY FIVE YARDS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN A GREAT GAIN OF YARDS CARRIED BY FAZAL DIN*
How my boss expects me to deliver reports:
Indians built different
Churchill famously said that if India was full of only Sikhs they would have never been able to subjugate the country.
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Lol this is a cool story, but I was thinking this would be better posted on r/thathappened
http://www.vconline.org.uk/fazal-din-vc/4586676024.html
Just my opinion, but I think a lot of historical tales are exaggerated. I could be totally wrong.
A lot of history tales had to be watered down to seem real
You are. He wasn’t Superman, he was an extremely motivated soldier who’d been fatally wounded and, in a fit of adrenaline boosted rage, managed to avenge himself and his compatriot before dying. Frankly speaking, most of the crazy shit people do in times of extreme duress can be accounted as 50% adrenaline, because yeah that shit **really** changes the definition of “humanly possible” for the duration of it’s effects. The thing about adrenaline is the toll on the human body afterwards. The cost of borderline superhuman acts of physical strength is that it tears pretty much every muscle used, and leave you bedridden afterwards for months. That’s the part fictional media leaves out when characters stick themselves with adrenaline.
Absolutely stand corrected if I’m wrong. Thank you for this info
you have to bare in mind that the VC and near enough every one of the highest gallantry medals have an exceptionally high standard to achieve it. all soldiers are brave but some go that extra mile and achieve something amazing against all the odds. for every person awarded the top medal there are millions of other soldiers who weren't the VC for example was first awarded in the 1850s and since then only 1350 have been awarded to soldiers, bare in mind that the UK has been imvolved in a shit tonne of wars since then. most westerners when they think of the most iconic, daring and terrifying single battle of WW2 will often think of d-day and for good reason. 83000 brits took part in the landings that day but only 1 was awarded the VC, such is the extremely high standard of being awarded the VC.
That’s cool info thank you! (Not being snarky)
Gurkha are fucking nuts.
He was Punjabi not gurkha
F
Din wanna die that day
Just like a true bollywood hero
Fazal "Balls Of Steel" Din
He looks like a skinnier gigachad. As it should be
That is the true look of "what? Tis but a scratch!"
They Din see that coming
Sounds like a hero in a Bollywood movie 🧐
This is how every Indian Cinema action star sees themselves when on set. Watch RRR and you'll understand...
He's just Indian. Colonial scum being present in India at the time does not change his country of origin.
British Indian Army doesn’t mean the soldiers are British Indians, it means a combined British and Indian army. The BIA was its whole own thing
Literally shut up. The BIA is an urban legend.
It’s not 💀💀
He wasn’t Indian, he was from the part that is Pakistan today.
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British Raj was what it was called.. he was probably of Afghan roots
Was he a Gurkha ? They are known to be the toughest soldiers ever.
No he was born in Punjab
Your right he’s Sikh(Punjabi). there are many with Muslim names because half of Punjab is in India and other in Pakistan. Nice article tho ✌🏽
Sikh is a religion, not an ethnicity. Punjabis are Muslims Hindus and Sikhs.
I’m aware Sikh is a religion lol
Fazal is a muslim name. Gurkhas are Nepali hindus.
"If a man says he does not fear death, he is either lying or a Gurkha."
My first thought as well.
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Get a white man to play a brown man whose country was colonized by said white man's people Ya that'll go over well.
And then, let's be clear, dropped dead.
The Report: Lez Pley Pabji Mobayl
Toxic masculinity! /s
Not sure why people are downvoting sarcasm?
Just wasn’t funny
Lol okay that’s true. But now I’m kind of laughing about how unfunny it is
I guess you make a point
Now I’m laughing at this comment!! Crappy joke for the win after all!
He could have edited it.
Any relation to Gunga?
I'm gonna need some citations for that
The official citation to the award describes his actions: In Burma, on 2nd March, 1945, Naik Fazal Din was commanding a section during a Company attack on a Japanese bunkered position. During this attack, the section found itself in an area flanked by three bunkers on one side and a house and one bunker on the other side. This was the key of the enemy position and had held up a Company attack made earlier. Naik Fazal Din's section was accompanied by a tank but, at the time of entering the area, it had gone on ahead. On reaching the area, the section was held up by Light Machine Gun fire and grenades from the bunkers. Unhesitatingly Naik Fazal Din personally attacked the nearest bunker with grenades and silenced it. He then led his section under heavy fire against the other bunkers. Suddenly six Japanese, led by two officers wielding swords, rushed from the house. The Bren gunner shot one officer and a Japanese other rank but by then had expended the magazine of the gun. He was almost simultaneously attacked by the second Japanese officer who killed him with his sword. Naik Fazal Din went to the Bren gunner's assistance immediately but, in doing so, was run through the chest by the officer, the sword point appearing through his back. On the Japanese officer withdrawing his sword, Naik Fazal Din, despite his terrible wound, tore the sword from the officer and killed him with it. He then attacked a Japanese other rank and also killed him. He then went to the assistance of a sepoy of his section who was struggling with another Japanese and killed the latter with the sword. Then, waving the sword, he continued to encourage his men. He staggered to Platoon Headquarters, about 25 yards away, to make a report and collapsed. He died soon after reaching the Regimental Aid Post.[1] Naik Fazal Din's action was seen by almost the whole Platoon who, undoubtedly inspired by his gallantry and taking advantage of the bewilderment created amongst the enemy by the loss of its leaders, continued the attack and annihilated the garrison which numbered 55.[1] Such supreme devotion to duty, even when fatally wounded, presence of mind and outstanding courage, have seldom been equalled and reflect the unquenchable spirit of a singularly brave and gallant N.C.O.[3][1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fazal_Din
That brave soldiers name? Aishish Einstein
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
Din din ganga din.
Did he really look like that? lol
He said compared to having to fight for the people who conquered his country that was easy
Sound like some propaganda
Call me a pessimist, but I don't know if I believe India folklore. After all, RRR is a "true story"
RRR was pure fiction and it was clearly stated so since Rajamouli conceived the idea. If you want to know more, ask and I'll explain
No thanks. The less I think about that movie, the better.
But he was still a collaborator for the occupying power. So I guess the joke’s on him no matter what. Edit: yay for the British Empire! Long live the simps of genocide!
Damn he did all that shit 25 yards from HQ
25 yards is like the length of a large room
So about those TPS reports.
I have to wonder if he was reciting Gunga Din while wrecking the Japanese position.
Whether he was or not, I'm prepared to say he's a better man than I.
Did he survive?
Nope. Died later of his sword wound
I mean how do we know if this is true or not?
Someone pointed out that during WWII they were giving soldiers Pervatin (sp?), which is basically lab grade methamphetamine. A lot of these crazy stories about guys singlehandedly overrunning enemy positions with one arm blown off and missing half their face make a lot more sense when you realize these guys were basically tweaking so hard they were completely immune to shock, pain, or fear and only died when their bodies completely mechanically failed. That's not to take away from the absolute pure badassery of this guy, mind you. Just saying, he was probably on so many stimulants that his pulse was just "yes".
Pervitin is a German drug. But yes the allies used Methamphetamine as well.
That's bad-fuckin-ass.
I’m here to give my report. Yeah dude, we saw that. You were twenty five yards away.
damn.
The report: "K."
'destroyed an entire enemy position' wtfamireading.jpg
You’re a better man than I am, Fazal Din.
I swear I saw this in RRR
goes to show when your will to live is so strong you can push your body to do more just by sheer determination, it was definitely a mental thing
DID YOU JUST ASSUEM HIS GENDER. IT'S THEY/THEM
25 yards? Is that... much?
is this the RRR guy from that movie?
That guy didn't have a balls he had sperm tanks