Merrill's Marauders
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Merrill's Marauders were a famed American long-range jungle warfare unit of World War II that conducted deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines in the China-Burma-India theater.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merrill's Marauders canonical | 4 |
| Merrill’s Marauders | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army special operations unit
ⓘ
World War II military unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)
ⓘ
surface form:
5307th Composite Unit
Galahad ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| casualties | high proportion of original strength lost to combat and disease ⓘ |
| commander | Frank Merrill ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame
ⓘ
books and films about their Burma campaign ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1943 ⓘ |
| honor | awarded Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspiration for U.S. Army long-range reconnaissance units
ⓘ
predecessor of modern U.S. Army Rangers ⓘ |
| mission |
conduct long-range penetration behind enemy lines in Burma
ⓘ
disrupt Japanese communications and supply lines ⓘ support Allied advances in northern Burma ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frank Merrill ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Siege of Myitkyina
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Myitkyina
|
| notableFor |
deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines
ⓘ
long-range jungle warfare ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Burma campaign
|
| objective | capture Myitkyina airfield ⓘ |
| officialName | 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
northern Burma jungles ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Services of Supply (U.S. Army)
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Services of Supply, China-Burma-India Theater
|
| rankOfCommander | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
volunteers from U.S. Army units in the Caribbean
ⓘ
volunteers from U.S. Army units in the South Pacific ⓘ volunteers from U.S. Army units in the United States ⓘ |
| size | approximately 3,000 men at formation ⓘ |
| sufferedFrom |
combat fatigue
ⓘ
dysentery ⓘ malaria ⓘ malnutrition ⓘ typhus ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Kachin guerrillas
ⓘ
Office of Strategic Services ⓘ |
| tactics |
guerrilla-style hit-and-run attacks
ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ long-distance foot marches ⓘ |
| theater |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| type |
light infantry
ⓘ
long-range penetration unit ⓘ |
| underCommandOf |
South East Asia Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied South East Asia Command
Joseph W. Stilwell ⓘ
surface form:
General Joseph Stilwell
|
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Subject: Merrill's Marauders Description of subject: Merrill's Marauders were a famed American long-range jungle warfare unit of World War II that conducted deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines in the China-Burma-India theater.
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Merrill’s Marauders