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.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army special operations unit
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World War II military unit → |
| alsoKnownAs |
5307th Composite Unit
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Galahad → |
| branch |
United States Army
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| casualties |
high proportion of original strength lost to combat and disease
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| commander |
Frank Merrill
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| commemoratedBy |
U.S. Army Ranger Hall of Fame
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books and films about their Burma campaign → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| country |
United States of America
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| disbandedIn |
1944
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| formedIn |
1943
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| honor |
awarded Presidential Unit Citation
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| legacy |
inspiration for U.S. Army long-range reconnaissance units
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predecessor of modern U.S. Army Rangers → |
| mission |
conduct long-range penetration behind enemy lines in Burma
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disrupt Japanese communications and supply lines → support Allied advances in northern Burma → |
| namedAfter |
Frank Merrill
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| notableBattle |
Battle of Myitkyina
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| notableFor |
deep-penetration missions behind Japanese lines
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long-range jungle warfare → |
| notableOperation |
Northern Burma campaign
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| objective |
capture Myitkyina airfield
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| officialName |
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)
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| operationalArea |
Burma
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northern Burma jungles → |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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| partOf |
U.S. Army Services of Supply, China-Burma-India Theater
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| rankOfCommander |
Brigadier General
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| recruitedFrom |
volunteers from U.S. Army units in the Caribbean
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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
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| sufferedFrom |
combat fatigue
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dysentery → malaria → malnutrition → typhus → |
| supportedBy |
Kachin guerrillas
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Office of Strategic Services → |
| tactics |
guerrilla-style hit-and-run attacks
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jungle warfare → long-distance foot marches → |
| theater |
China-Burma-India Theater
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| type |
light infantry
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long-range penetration unit → |
| underCommandOf |
Allied South East Asia Command
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General Joseph Stilwell → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Siege of Myitkyina
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involvesUnit |
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Burma campaign
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notableForce |
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Andrew Duggan
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notableWork |