Operation Longcloth
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Operation Longcloth was a 1943 long-range penetration raid by British Chindit forces behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Longcloth canonical | 8 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-range penetration raid
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt | weakening Japanese control in Burma ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Chindits
ⓘ
surface form:
First Chindit Expedition
|
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Longcloth self-link ⓘ |
| commander | Brigadier Orde Wingate ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Thursday ⓘ |
| front |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| hasCasualties | high proportion of force lost to combat, disease, and exhaustion ⓘ |
| hasCommander | Orde Charles Wingate ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British Army
ⓘ
Chindits ⓘ Indian Army ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| influenced |
Allied special operations doctrine in jungle warfare
ⓘ
subsequent Chindit operations ⓘ |
| involves |
airborne resupply
ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ |
| location |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
|
| militaryBranch | British Army ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first large-scale use of Chindit long-range penetration groups
ⓘ
operations deep behind Japanese lines in Burma ⓘ |
| objective |
to conduct long-range penetration behind Japanese lines in Burma
ⓘ
to disrupt Japanese communications and supply lines ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied operations in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
Burma campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | planning by Orde Wingate for deep penetration operations ⓘ |
| region | northern Burma ⓘ |
| result |
heavy casualties for Chindit forces
ⓘ
tactically inconclusive ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| theatre | South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
air supply
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ long-range penetration ⓘ |
| usedUnit | 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ |
| year | 1943 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Orde Charles Wingate