Hypothetical: where were you when WWII started?

[Rain Man]

I pulled down the population of the world in 1939. Express your interest here, and I'll tell you what country you would have lived in if you were an 18 year-old male in September of 1939. Pro tip: some places are better than others.

[Mephistopheles Janx]

I'm interested to know if I was a Nazi sympathiser, a resistance fighter, or the casual German that was just happy no one was coming after me.

[MagicHef]

In

[Kiimo]

I don't understand my family has been in the US since the 17th C before the revolutionary war so from that can you please tell me what country we'd be in during the Mongol Conquest

[MIAdragon]

In

[Buehler445]

In for the win.

[ptlyon]

I'll nominate Eric Berry to stand in for me as he's not real busy this week

[Rain Man]

I'm interested to know if I was a Nazi sympathiser, a resistance fighter, or the casual German that was just happy no one was coming after me.

You were in the Dutch East Indies in 1939. You might want to run.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies

[Rain Man]

In

Soviet Union.

Not a good situation for you.

[Rain Man]

I don't understand my family has been in the US since the 17th C before the revolutionary war so from that can you please tell me what country we'd be in during the Mongol Conquest

I'll do that one later.

In WWII you were in the Republic of China, which is the part that was not occupied by Japan. Fodder, meet cannon.

[Rain Man]

In

India.

You may not have known there was a war. I'm not sure. I guess there were planes flying overhead.

[FlaChief58]

Do me!

[Rain Man]

In for the win.

Lebanon.

That's an interesting one. You would have had the North African battle shaping up nearby, and Turkey was picking a side. Was Lebanon British-occupied?

I'm not sure how this would have shaken out for you.

[ptlyon]

India is always missing out on the free shit

[The Franchise]

Always in for a Rain Man Poll.

[Rain Man]

I'll nominate Eric Berry to stand in for me as he's not real busy this week

Belgian Congo.

Hmm. I suspect that you would have just continued your subsistence farming, but maybe with fewer Belgian floggings.

[Rain Man]

Do me!

United States.

Kiss a nurse and ship off. You're in for a ride.

[Rain Man]

Always in for a Rain Man Poll.

Republic of China. (Non-occupied.)

Keep an eye out for Colonel Doolittle. Otherwise, you're in for a fight against a technologically superior foe.

[Sorce]

I'm in.

[Rain Man]

As for me, I would have been in...(rolling dice)

United States.

I'm in it to win it.

[Rain Man]

I'm in.

Brazil.

I think they were on our side, right? Did Brazil send anybody off to war? I'm thinking you would have just done lots of overtime on a rubber plantation.

[luv]

I'd be in, but I have zero desire to be a male. :)

[MagicHef]

Soviet Union.

Not a good situation for you.

Well.

[ModSocks]

Ok, where was I?

[The Franchise]

Republic of China. (Non-occupied.)

Keep an eye out for Colonel Doolittle. Otherwise, you're in for a fight against a technologically superior foe.

Sweet and sour pork FTW.

[Sorce]

Brazil.

I think they were on our side, right? Did Brazil send anybody off to war? I'm thinking you would have just done lots of overtime on a rubber plantation.

Did some quick research.

The Brazilian Expeditionary Force or FEB (Portuguese: Força Expedicionária Brasileira; FEB) consisted of about 25,700 men arranged by the army and air force to fight alongside the Allied forces in the Mediterranean Theatre of World War II. This air–land force consisted of (replacements included): a complete Infantry Division, a Liaison flight, and a Fighter squadron.[1]

Brazil's participation in World War II was more extensive than its participation in the previous World War. While the main Brazilian military contribution occurred in the South Atlantic campaign, sending a ground force overseas had more political and social visibility. The Brazilian division was one of about 30 Allied military formations (20 divisions and 10 brigades) on the Italian Front at that time. Although the division played an important part in the sectors in which it operated, none of these were the main sector on that Front (which was, after the German retreat to the north of Rome, the East of the country near to the Adriatic Sea, under the responsibility of the British 8th Army). Furthermore, the Italian Front became secondary for both sides after D-Day and the invasion of Southern France.

In all, 21 German and 2 Italian submarines caused the sinking of 36 Brazilian merchant ships involving 1,691 drownings and 1,079 other casualties. The sinkings were the main reason that led the Brazilian government to declare war against the Axis.

[BottomShelfBoose]

I was probably gassed and made into a liquor filter

[Rain Man]

I'd be in, but I have zero desire to be a male. :)

You would be an 18 year-old chick in ...

India

Well, you won't be fleeing the war, at least. Maybe you can gather some plane crash debris from the CBI hump.

[Rain Man]

Ok, where was I?

Japan-Occupied Mainland China.

Yeah, that sucks. I hope you enjoy forced labor.

[Stinger]

Curious to see where I end up.

[Rain Man]

I was probably gassed and made into a liquor filter

Republic of China.

Sake filter.

Lots of Chinese here, which isn't a surprise.

[suzzer99]

Japan-Occupied Mainland China.

Yeah, that sucks. I hope you enjoy forced labor.

It got way way worse than that. I'm still haunted by the synopsis I read of The Rape of Nanking. No way I could read the actual book. Ugh - now I'm thinking about it.

[Rain Man]

Curious to see where I end up.

Soviet Union.

Curiosity really does kill the cat.

[Rain Man]

It got way way worse than that. I'm still haunted by the synopsis I read of The Rape of Nanking. No way I could read the actual book. Ugh - now I'm thinking about it.

Don't tell dotoxing. It'll just upset him.

As for you,

Romania.

I don't think that's a good thing.

[Rain Man]

Did some quick research.

Eh, that's not bad overall. Free trip to Italy, and as a third world country they didn't trust you enough to put you into the serious fighting.

[dmahurin]

I'm in

[Rain Man]

I'm in

Afghanistan

I'm not even sure what to think about that. I'm guessing it's the one time in history when Afghanistan wasn't the most screwed up place in the world.

[Rasputin]

Hello

[Stinger]

Soviet Union.

Curiosity really does kill the cat.

Yikes.... Well maybe I can institute the Eric Berry defense and claim myself not yet ready to participate and I am day to day until this blows over.

[ptlyon]

Afghanistan

I'm not even sure what to think about that. I'm guessing it's the one time in history when Afghanistan wasn't the most screwed up place in the world.

Doesn't matter. He's still wiping his ass with his hands.

[Rain Man]

Hello

Spain.

Okay, that's an interesting one. You'd be just coming out of your own war and rooting for the fascists on the sidelines. I bet they'd assign you to capture escaped POWs or something. Or if you wanted, you could volunteer for the Russian Front.

[Rain Man]

Doesn't matter. He's still wiping his ass with his hands.

Yeah, even when Poland and Germany and the Soviet Union and Occupied China are in the mix, you're still not going to smile when you draw Afghanistan. That says a lot.

[MVChiefFan]

Fire away!

[Rasputin]

Spain.

Okay, that's an interesting one. You'd be just coming out of your own war and rooting for the fascists on the sidelines. I bet they'd assign you to capture escaped POWs or something. Or if you wanted, you could volunteer for the Russian Front.

Si I have to brush up on my Spanish.

[Shoes]

Hit me Rain Man.

[Old Dog]

Always interesting

[Mephistopheles Janx]

You were in the Dutch East Indies in 1939. You might want to run.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies

Indeed. I recently did some heavier reading regarding the Nanking Massacre and how they essentially wiped out the capital city of Jiangsu province.

We all hate the Nazis but holy shit... IMO, the Japanese were worse by orders of magnitude.

[oldandslow]

In...interesting hypothetical....

[Rain Man]

Fire away!

Burma

Interesting one. I don't think the Japanese took Burma, but they pushed into it, right? You likely would have been listening for gunfire while you built runways.

[Rain Man]

Hit me Rain Man.

United States

Welcome to the sleeping giant.

[Shag]

Do it to me.

[Dartgod]

Do me! Do me!

[ChiefBlueCFC]

I'm so in

[ClevelandBronco]

Where on earth was I?

[wazu]

Yes please.

[Rain Man]

Always interesting

Iran.

Okay, that one's a stumper. You would have Germans coming really close in the north, but I don't think they got there. I presume Iran was aligned with the British, right? I'll have to look that up.

You probably wouldn't have gone to war, but I'm going to have to read more about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Soviet_invasion_of_Iran

It appears that WWII probably help foster some dislike of the West among young Iranians.

[Rain Man]

In...interesting hypothetical....

Japan-Occupied Mainland China

Another one that makes me grimace. Sorry about that. Stay out of Nanking.

[Rain Man]

Do it to me.

Nepal.

Ooh, I hope you were a Gurkha. You'd have some great stories to tell.

[ptlyon]

It appears that WWII probably help foster some dislike of the West among young Iranians.

That's because we all had iPhones and they didn't

[ClevelandBronco]

Iran.

Okay, that one's a stumper. You would have Germans coming really close in the north, but I don't think they got there. I presume Iran was aligned with the British, right? I'll have to look that up.

You probably wouldn't have gone to war, but I'm going to have to read more about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Soviet_invasion_of_Iran

It appears that WWII probably help foster some dislike of the West among young Iranians.

The allied invasion of Iran in WWII gave us the Shah that fell to the Islamists in the 1970s.

[Rain Man]

Do me! Do me!

Soviet Union.

Okay, run toward the front. We don't have a gun for you yet, but I'm sure you'll find one before you see the Germans.

[Dartgod]

Soviet Union.

Okay, run toward the front. We don't have a gun for you yet, but I'm sure you'll find one before you see the Germans.

трахать мою жизнь

[Rain Man]

I'm so in

India.

There were a lot of Indians back then. I wonder if it might have been a pretty good place in WWII. You had the normal challenges of being in India, but did they send troops anywhere?

They had to send some troops, though, right? They were part of Britain at the time.

Oh, yeah, they were involved a lot. North Africa, SE Asia, and even Monte Cassino in Italy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_in_World_War_II

Wear shorts, ChiefBlueCFC.

[JohnnyV13]

My father was in Taysan, Philippines in 1939. In 1941, he was in Manila and watched the Japanese drop bombs from the roof of his dorm.

Ok, so where was I?

[RealSNR]

Me next!

[Rain Man]

Where on earth was I?

Canada

Oh, sure. Take the easy beaches at Normandy.

[Rain Man]

Yes please.

United Kingdom

Ah, a true Brit. Loved your prime minister.

Brits were everywhere in WWII. Your only guarantee is that you're going to be in the war somewhere.

[bdj23]

Me me me

[Donger]

Donger, reporting for duty.

[ClevelandBronco]

Canada

Oh, sure. Take the easy beaches at Normandy.

I'm going to claim that I dislocated my private parts tending goal so they have to make me an officer.

[Rain Man]

My father was in Taysan, Philippines in 1939. In 1941, he was in Manila and watched the Japanese drop bombs from the roof of his dorm.

Ok, so where was I?

Colony of Niger

That's an interesting one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Niger#World_War_II It would appear that you abandoned Free France and went with the Vichy folks. So maybe you would have cheered Rommel's tanks instead of the British (and Indian) forces.

You probably would have had a more serene time than your dad, but Niger's likely not exactly a fun place to live in WWII.

[Rain Man]

Me next!

Sweden.

Oh, sure. Just sit on the sidelines with popcorn while the world around you burns.

["Bob" Dobbs]

I was an itty bitty sperm cell looking for an egg in real life, but sure. Do tell.

[Rain Man]

Me me me

Hungary.

Yeah, good luck with that. (Slowly backing away.)

[bdj23]

Hungary.

Yeah, good luck with that. (Slowly backing away.)

Hell yeah!

[AustinChief]

Sock it to me!

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[Rain Man]

Donger, reporting for duty.

India

You guys were everywhere. I like to think that you would have helped defend Burma.

[Rain Man]

I was an itty bitty sperm cell looking for an egg in real life, but sure. Do tell.

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.

(Shrug.) I got nothin'. You probably never knew there was a war.

[Rain Man]

Sock it to me!

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Republic of China

Where you're going, you won't need socks. Or maybe you would. I don't really know. I do know that you're going to be part of a human wave assault, though.

[ptlyon]

Makes you wonder how RM is coming up with these destinations.

Is he spinning around in his office chair and throwing a dart at a map?

[Deberg_1990]

In I guess....

[Kman34]

Ok.. I’ll play..

[MVChiefFan]

Burma

Interesting one. I don't think the Japanese took Burma, but they pushed into it, right? You likely would have been listening for gunfire while you built runways.

Interesting! I definitely would have added a few rings to my wife’s neck and put her in a tree as a lookout.

[Rain Man]

In I guess....

United States.

I find it interesting that we haven't had a single German or Japanese yet. I don't think they did their homework before they started the war.

[Donger]

India

You guys were everywhere. I like to think that you would have helped defend Burma.

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[Rain Man]

Ok.. I’ll play..

United Kingdom

I bet you would've learned how to pilot a Spitfire. That would be cool.

[TwistedChief]

In. Crossing fingers I’m cannon fodder or Christian Bale from Empire of the Sun.

[KC Dan]

I gots to know....................

[Rain Man]

In. Crossing fingers I’m cannon fodder or Christian Bale from Empire of the Sun.

Soviet Union.

Report to Stalingrad, comrade. It shouldn't be hard.

[Rain Man]

I gots to know....................

India.

It seems like there are a lot of people in Asia. I bet you would start yearning for independence after serving.

[Dallas Chief]

Ohhh pick me!!!

[KC Dan]

India.

It seems like there are a lot of people in Asia. I bet you would start yearning for independence after serving.
Chicken Tikka Masala FTW!!!

[Rain Man]

Ohhh pick me!!!

Ireland.

Was Ireland active or did they stand on the sideline? You probably just would've worn a uniform in bars.

[ptlyon]

Ireland.

Was Ireland active or did they stand on the sideline? You probably just would've worn a uniform in bars.

They drink and fight so much they probably didn't know if they were in a world War or not

[New World Order]

ooooooo

me me me me!

[Hog Rider]

I had a xtimes grandfather on the Mayflower and a xtimes grandmother on the Anne a short time later. 900s AD Scotland back on my Dad's side.

Where does that sling me to?

[Rain Man]

ooooooo

me me me me!

Italy

Our first core Axis draftee! At least you guys were smart enough to get out when it started looking bad.

[Rain Man]

I had a xtimes grandfather on the Mayflower and a xtimes grandmother on the Anne a short time later. 900s AD Scotland back on my Dad's side.

Where does that sling me to?

South Africa

I know that you guys were in the war. You were practically British.

[stevieray]

ok,hit me...

[Rain Man]

ok,hit me...

French Indochina

Well, at least if you survive the Japanese occupation you can move right into the next war against France, and then the one after that against the U.S., and maybe the ones after that against Cambodia and China.

Man, an 18-year old born in Vietnam in 1921 will basically live in war his entire adult life. That's not cool.

[TLO]

C'mon give me a good one!

[TLO]

I'm hoping for Australia!

[Rain Man]

C'mon give me a good one!

Soviet Union

Is that a good one?

[Rain Man]

I'm hoping for Australia!

France

You dwell in the dirt under Hitler's heel. I hope you're not Jewish, Slavic, or a twin.

[stevieray]

French Indochina

Well, at least if you survive the Japanese occupation you can move right into the next war against France, and then the one after that against the U.S., and maybe the ones after that against Cambodia and China.

Man, an 18-year old born in Vietnam in 1921 will basically live in war his entire adult life. That's not cool.

ouch!

[suzzer99]

Don't tell dotoxing. It'll just upset him.

As for you,

Romania.

I don't think that's a good thing.

Doesn't sound fun - during or after the war.

Even now - Eastern Europe in general is the only place Tony Bourdain doesn't make me want to go to - not including the southern stuff like Croatia or the awesome cities like Prague. Well I guess Budapest is nice. Buttwoman in Budapest had a big impact on my life.

[ClevelandBronco]

This is a couple years old now, but for those who haven't see it, it's worth a watch.

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[suzzer99]

Soviet Union.

Report to Stalingrad, comrade. It shouldn't be hard.

I've been to Irkutsk, where the Decembrists were exiled. Doesn't seem like a bad place except for the brutally cold winter. They had little arts and culture clubs. I'd take it over the war if I could hang out there.

[rabblerouser]

IN.

[Otter]

Makes you wonder how RM is coming up with these destinations.

Is he spinning around in his office chair and throwing a dart at a map? Pretty sure Rain Man is a wiz with MS Excel.

[Rain Man]

I've been to Irkutsk, where the Decembrists were exiled. Doesn't seem like a bad place except for the brutally cold winter. They had little arts and culture clubs. I'd take it over the war if I could hang out there.

What took you to Irkutsk? I've wanted to go there ever since I bought my first game of Risk.

[Rain Man]

IN.

Sierra Leone.

You're not even reading about the war in the newspapers. You're just farming and digging for diamonds.

[Rain Man]

Pretty sure Rain Man is a wiz with MS Excel.

I do indeed live in there.

As for you, you have a quiet existence in India before the war breaks out. Like a lot of other Indians. But the war will take you places.

[Rain Man]

Sierra Leone.

You're not even reading about the war in the newspapers. You're just farming and digging for diamonds.

Actually, I'm wrong. World War II really lives up to the name. Sierra Leone was a big convoy station for the Allies. So rabblerouser likely would have gotten a job working the ships.

https://www.ascleiden.nl/news/freetown-sierra-leone-and-world-war-ii-assessing-impact-war-and-contributions-made

[Chiefs4TheWin]

Place me sir!

[big nasty kcnut]

in!

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

Oh where was I at the start of World War Two?

Oh where, oh where could I have been?

[RedandGold]

In!

[Deberg_1990]

United States.

I find it interesting that we haven't had a single German or Japanese yet. I don't think they did their homework before they started the war.

Hell yea!

Greatest Generation!

[bevischief]

ok

[Rain Man]

Place me sir!

Soviet Union

It seems like they needed a lot of soldiers for some reason.

[Rain Man]

in!

Turkey.

Apparently they were neutral, and then joined the Allies in February of 1945. Those people know how to fight a war.

[Rain Man]

Oh where was I at the start of World War Two?

Oh where, oh where could I have been?

Dutch East Indies

Let's hope the Japanese were benevolent conquerors. Oh, wait.

[Rain Man]

In!

Soviet Union

Man, those guys went through soldiers like they were potato chips.

Er, I mean, good luck!

[Rain Man]

ok

French Indochina

You were conquered by the people who were conquered. Good luck untangling that.

[Bowser]

Genuinely curious where Rain Man's magic dice will put me in history...

[BIG K]

I pulled down the population of the world in 1939. Express your interest here, and I'll tell you what country you would have lived in if you were an 18 year-old male in September of 1939. Pro tip: some places are better than others.

Pretty sure Rain given my dreams, I was flying an F-4u off a flattop next to my grandfathers ship the USS New Mexico somewhere in the Pacific.

[Rain Man]

Genuinely curious where Rain Man's magic dice will put me in history...

Wonder no more, because you are in for a good two years. (The ones after that will suck pretty hard, though.)

Japan

[Rain Man]

Pretty sure Rain given my dreams, I was flying an F-4u off a flattop next to my grandfathers ship the USS New Mexico somewhere in the Pacific.

Or...keep this thought...you could be herding goats at high altitude and helping lost aircraft crews find their way home.

Tibet

[mr. tegu]

I’m rolling the dice. Show me the Caribbean!

[Rain Man]

I’m rolling the dice. Show me the Caribbean!

Even better. The Mediterranean. Facing a large number of fresh US troops landing on the beach.

Italy

[Simply Red]

Sock it to me!

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chello

[Mizzou_8541]

In!

[New World Order]

Italy

Our first core Axis draftee! At least you guys were smart enough to get out when it started looking bad.

Thank you!

[Rain Man]

chello

Japan-Occupied Mainland China

Try to not draw attention to yourself. Things will get better under Mao. Well, maybe a little.

[RedandGold]

Soviet Union

Man, those guys went through soldiers like they were potato chips.

Er, I mean, good luck!

Thanks, comrade!

[Rain Man]

In!

France

Well, at least you tried. Buy some wine and save it for five years.

[Misplaced_Chiefs_Fan]

Dutch East Indies

Let's hope the Japanese were benevolent conquerors. Oh, wait.


Obviously time to head for Bali and set up my guerilla outfit (unless I can figure out how to get evac'd to Australia).

[Marcellus]

I gotta be in on this.

[Rain Man]

I gotta be in on this.

Japan-Occupied Mainland China

No you don't.

[Marcellus]

Japan-Occupied Mainland China

No you don't.

Fuck me, its going to be a short rough life.

[mlyonsd]

I'm not sure where I was when it started but right now I'm flying around in a B-17 waiting for it to end.

[Rain Man]

I'm not sure where I was when it started but right now I'm flying around in a B-17 waiting for it to end.

Oh, I should finish that.

You're in the United States, so that's consistent, at least.

[mlyonsd]

Oh, I should finish that.

You're in the United States, so that's consistent, at least.

Are you sure? We're still getting flak. And the ham sandwiches that keep popping up out of nowhere are getting old.

No hurry, finish your alcohol thread first. Or wait until we win a SB. Either one is ok.

[big nasty kcnut]

Turkey.

Apparently they were neutral, and then joined the Allies in February of 1945. Those people know how to fight a war.

So i guess i was a bar owner who really a spy for the u.s.. Cool.

[ROYC75]

Well, this ought to be interesting!

[suzzer99]

What took you to Irkutsk? I've wanted to go there ever since I bought my first game of Risk.

My extended family did a two-week tour of China. I had some extra time so I flew to Irkutsk then took the Trans-Siberian express to Mongolia. Then flew to Beijing to meet them. Amazing trip.

[GloucesterChief]

In.

Hoping for Switzerland.....

[GloucesterChief]

Japan-Occupied Mainland China

No you don't.

Anybody in Japanese Occupied China should stay away from anybody named Ishii Shiro. If the Japanese are telling you they are working on water purification run away fast.

[DrunkBassGuitar]

Come on give me a good country

[Lzen]

Uhhh.....sure. Let's do it.

[Mr. Kotter]

In

[Rain Man]

In.

Hoping for Switzerland.....

Republic of China.

Almost exactly the same thing.

[Randallflagg]

Interesting...why not?

[DJ's left nut]

I'm in...

[Rain Man]

Come on give me a good country

Japan-Occupied*Korea

Oh, that's a new one. You might want to hide your girlfriend.

[Rain Man]

Uhhh.....sure. Let's do it.

Romania.

Eastern Front, but without the panzers.

[Rain Man]

In

Japan-Occupied Manchukuo.

Japan seems to own a lot of people in this scenario. Welcome to the work camps.

[Rain Man]

Interesting...why not?

Iran

Oh, we had another Iranian earlier. You'll be fighting against the allies even though you're not in the axis. Long story.

[Rain Man]

I'm in...

United States

We had dapper uniforms, so you'll enjoy the USO dances.

[Chiefs4TheWin]

Soviet Union

It seems like they needed a lot of soldiers for some reason.

Statistically I'm probably dead.

[DJ's left nut]

United States

We had dapper uniforms, so you'll enjoy the USO dances.

Hell yeah. Gonna sit here and watch you fellas die for a bit, jump in later and then take a disproportionate share of the credit while mocking anyone who disagrees with me.

U.S.A!!!!

[DJ's left nut]

Statistically I'm probably dead.

If it makes you feel any better, your family and friends probably are as well.

So you really didn't have much to go back to anyway. Maybe if you're lucky you weren't shot by your own leadership for retreating when you were never given an actual weapon.

[GloucesterChief]

Republic of China.

Almost exactly the same thing.

Great. First the Japanese then the communists. Hopefully survive both and end up in Taiwan.

[DrunkBassGuitar]

Japan-Occupied*Korea

Oh, that's a new one. You might want to hide your girlfriend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMJvj5cJYHg

[Graystoke]

You better put me near the Homelands

[Chief Roundup]

America to the rescue!

[Rain Man]

You better put me near the Homelands

French Morocco

It's near the homelands if you're Moroccan.

I think you would have fought the Americans in Operation Torch. And you would have lost.

[Rain Man]

America to the rescue!

Tanganyika

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Tanzania#World_War_II

I had to look that up. You likely would have helped chase the Italians out of the horn.

[Sofa King]

Hook me up.

[TinyEvel]

Where am i ? Who am I?

[Rain Man]

Hook me up.

Siam

Sofa King and I. It seems like your role in the war was mostly to kowtow to your Japanese conquerors, though there was a resistance movement in the country.

[Rain Man]

Where am i ? Who am I?

United Kingdom

I envision you as a bike messenger on a British cruiser in the stormy North Atlantic. It was not a job for novice bikers.