Chindits

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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.


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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


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