Chindits

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British Indian Army formation special forces unit

The Chindits were a British India special operations unit in World War II known for their long-range, deep-penetration jungle raids behind Japanese lines in Burma.

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Indian Army formation → special forces unit →
alliedWith	Chinese Nationalist forces → United States forces in Burma →
alsoKnownAs	77th Indian Infantry Brigade → Long Range Penetration Groups → Special Force →
areaOfOperations	Burma → Northern Burma →
branch	Army →
commanderRank	Brigadier → Major General →
conflict	World War II →
country	United Kingdom →
doctrineInfluence	later special forces long-range patrol tactics →
endTime	1944 →
equipment	mules for transport →
formedFrom	77th Indian Infantry Brigade →
garrison	India →
languageOfCommand	English →
namedAfter	Chinthe →
notableCommander	Lord Louis Mountbatten (as theatre commander) → Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne → Orde Charles Wingate →
notableFor	long-range jungle raids behind enemy lines → operations supplied entirely by air →
notableOperation	Operation Longcloth → Operation Thursday →
operatedUnder	South East Asia Command →
partOf	British Indian Army →
primaryOpponent	Imperial Japanese Army →
recruitedFrom	British troops → Gurkha troops → Indian troops →
role	jungle warfare → long-range penetration → special operations →
startTime	1943 →
supportedBy	1st Air Commando Group → United States Army Air Forces →
theatre	Burma Campaign →
trainingFocus	air supply operations → jungle survival → long-distance marching →
trainingLocation	Central India →
usedTactic	air supply → deep penetration raids → glider landings → guerrilla warfare →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
77th Indian Infantry Brigade → Long Range Penetration Groups → Special Force →	alsoKnownAs
77th Indian Infantry Brigade → Special Force →	nickname
CBI Theater → China Burma India Theater →	notableUnit
W. D. A. Lentaigne →	forceNameCommanded
Siege of Myitkyina →	involvesUnit
W. D. A. Lentaigne →	notableCommand
Burma campaign →	notableForce