THE world’s deadliest crocodile attack saw 500 soldiers eaten alive in “a cacophony of hell”.

The “Ramree Island massacre” is considered by many to be the worst crocodile attack in history as roughly 100 of the reptilian beasts set upon unsuspecting troops.

The nightmare took place in January 1945 as British soldiers fought in Burma, now Myanmar, in south east Asia during the height of World War 2.

They’d just pushed back 1,000 enemy Japanese troops into a swampy mangrove jungle as war raged on, with both sides locked in a brutal battle.

But while men on both sides were desperately trying to survive each other’s attacks, a third party soon would soon take centre stage.

Unfortunately for the retreating Japanese soldiers, they were completely unaware of the horror that was about to occur.

Roughly 100 crocodiles lay in wait, “alerted by the din of warfare and smell of blood,” according to Naturalist Bruce Stanley Wright, who claimed to be present at the chilling scene.

“With the ebb of the tide, the crocodiles moved in on the dead, wounded, and uninjured men who had become mired in the mud,”he added.

Vultures would also arrive at dawn to clean up what the crocodiles had left, the veteran claimed.

Read on..

https://dailypostngr.com/2024/02/worlds-deadliest-animal-attack-saw-crocodiles-eat-500-soldiers-alive-with-their-comrades-hearing-chilling-screams/

That's horrifying! What a painful way to die

Terrifying!

But Ọsụọfịa (Osuofia or Nkem Owo) survived the war.

immortalcrown:
Terrifying!

But Ọsụọfịa (Osuofia or Nkem Owo) survived the war.

Which of the Wars? Or are you talking about movie?

Thissystem:
Which of the Wars? Or are you talking about movie?

Movie

immortalcrown:
Movie

I see

War no good at all o!

The Japanese are still feeling the effects of the atomic bombs dropped on them by the American soldiers and their allies, so I have no sympathy towards these heartless people being eaten by crocodiles

That is God fightinq ur battle

Animals don't attack a group of men.
Talk less of 500 men. Too much lies

BEANSndPLANTAIN:
Animals don't attack a group of men.
Talk less of 500 men. Too much lies

Really

Thissystem:
THE world’s deadliest crocodile attack saw 500 soldiers eaten alive in “a cacophony of hell”.

The “Ramree Island massacre” is considered by many to be the worst crocodile attack in history as roughly 100 of the reptilian beasts set upon unsuspecting troops.

The nightmare took place in January 1945 as British soldiers fought in Burma, now Myanmar, in south east Asia during the height of World War 2.

They’d just pushed back 1,000 enemy Japanese troops into a swampy mangrove jungle as war raged on, with both sides locked in a brutal battle.

But while men on both sides were desperately trying to survive each other’s attacks, a third party soon would soon take centre stage.

Unfortunately for the retreating Japanese soldiers, they were completely unaware of the horror that was about to occur.

Roughly 100 crocodiles lay in wait, “alerted by the din of warfare and smell of blood,” according to Naturalist Bruce Stanley Wright, who claimed to be present at the chilling scene.

“With the ebb of the tide, the crocodiles moved in on the dead, wounded, and uninjured men who had become mired in the mud,”he added.

Vultures would also arrive at dawn to clean up what the crocodiles had left, the veteran claimed.

Read on..

https://dailypostngr.com/2024/02/worlds-deadliest-animal-attack-saw-crocodiles-eat-500-soldiers-alive-with-their-comrades-hearing-chilling-screams/

We're the soldiers not carrying guns

It sound more like fiction than reality. How does 100 crocodile kill 500 soldiers. That means one would have to kill 5 each which sounds ridiculous.

Benwallt:


We're the soldiers not carrying guns

I wonder ooh

ChikezieU:


I wonder ooh

It wonders me too. I found this very hard to believe

Benwallt:


We're the soldiers not carrying guns

You mean for the Soldiers trapped in the mud to shoot gun inside the river/swamp? Anyway, read the full article through the link

“With the ebb of the tide, the crocodiles moved in on the dead, wounded, and uninjured men who had become mired in the mud,”he added.

It is unclear how many were savaged by the giant reptiles that day, though it is believed 500 men never emerged from the swamp.

Wright said: “The scattered rifle shots in the pitch black swamp punctured by the screams of the wounded men crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles, and the blurred worrying sound of spinning crocodiles made a cacophony of hell that has rarely been duplicated on Earth.”

Thissystem:


You mean for the Soldiers trapped in the mud to shoot gun inside the river/swamp? Anyway, read the full article through the link

“With the ebb of the tide, the crocodiles moved in on the dead, wounded, and uninjured men who had become mired in the mud,”he added.

It is unclear how many were savaged by the giant reptiles that day, though it is believed 500 men never emerged from the swamp.

Wright said: “The scattered rifle shots in the pitch black swamp punctured by the screams of the wounded men crushed in the jaws of huge reptiles, and the blurred worrying sound of spinning crocodiles made a cacophony of hell that has rarely been duplicated on Earth.”

Thanks for clarification. Dying at the jaws of crocodile when one is drowning in mud, phew! It's worst form of exit. 500. RIP to them.

If you will oblige me. Where did this happen?

Benwallt:


Thanks for clarification. Dying at the jaws of crocodile when one is drowning in mud, phew! It's worst form of exit. 500. RIP to them.

If you will oblige me. Where did this happen?

A very painful way to die! War no good

Hhmm, you probably didn’t read the full article through the link……even the third paragraph of the article above that you shared in ur first comment tells where. Abi you no get data?

Thissystem:


A very painful way to die! War no good

Hhmm, you probably didn’t read the full article through the link……even the third paragraph of the article above that you shared in ur first comment tells where. Abi you no get data?

I Kuku get data. I just wasn't prepared to read anything apart from comments yesterday. Thanks

Benwallt:


I Kuku get data. I just wasn't prepared to read anything apart from comments yesterday. Thanks

I see!

Thissystem:


I see!

I followed your suggestion anyway. I read the piece here this morning. I got to know it was about Japanese and British soldiers in the battle of Burma and the third force are the crocodiles. War is terrible as you have posited