3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits)

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British Indian Army formation infantry division long-range penetration force

The 3rd Indian Infantry Division, famously known as the Chindits, was a special British-Indian long-range penetration force that conducted deep-penetration jungle warfare operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.

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Label	Occurrences
3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits) canonical	1
Indian 3rd Infantry Division (Chindits)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Indian Army formation ⓘ infantry division ⓘ long-range penetration force ⓘ
allegiance	British Empire ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Chindits ⓘ Special Force ⓘ
associatedWith	Lord Louis Mountbatten ⓘ South East Asia Command ⓘ
branch	British Indian Army ⓘ
casualties	high non-battle casualties from disease and exhaustion ⓘ
commander	Orde Charles Wingate ⓘ Walter David Alexander Lentaigne ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	British India ⓘ
disbanded	1945 ⓘ
doctrineInfluence	later special forces long-range penetration concepts ⓘ
engagement	northern Burma operations 1943–1944 ⓘ support to Stilwell’s Chinese-American forces in Burma ⓘ
formed	1943 ⓘ
garrison	India ⓘ
namedAfter	Chinthe ⓘ surface form: mythical Burmese lion-like creature Chinthe
notableFor	deep-penetration operations behind Japanese lines ⓘ jungle warfare ⓘ long-range penetration tactics ⓘ
operatedIn	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma
operation	Operation Longcloth ⓘ Operation Thursday ⓘ
opponent	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf	British Indian Army ⓘ
primaryObjective	destroy Japanese supply lines ⓘ disrupt Japanese communications ⓘ support Allied conventional forces in Burma ⓘ
role	long-range penetration ⓘ special operations ⓘ
subordinateUnit	111th (West African) Brigade ⓘ 111th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ 14th British Infantry Brigade ⓘ 16th British Infantry Brigade ONDG ⓘ 23rd British Infantry Brigade ⓘ 3rd West African Brigade ⓘ 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
supportedBy	Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
tactics	air supply ⓘ airborne insertion ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ
theatre	Burma campaign ⓘ surface form: Burma Campaign

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Long Range Penetration Groups → alsoKnownAs → 3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits) ⓘ

Wingate of Burma → commanded → 3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits) ⓘ

subject surface form: Orde Charles Wingate

this entity surface form: Indian 3rd Infantry Division (Chindits)