Long Range Penetration Groups
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Long Range Penetration Groups, better known as the Chindits, were special British and Indian long-range jungle warfare units that conducted deep-penetration operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army formation
ⓘ
Indian Army formation ⓘ military unit ⓘ special forces unit ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits)
ⓘ
77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
surface form:
77th Indian Infantry Brigade (Chindits)
Chindits ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
central Burma
ⓘ
northern Burma ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| commander | Orde Charles Wingate ⓘ |
| composition |
British troops
ⓘ
Burmese troops ⓘ Indian troops ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country |
British India
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| doctrineInfluence | later special forces long-range patrol concepts ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Operation Longcloth
ⓘ
Operation Thursday ⓘ |
| founder | Orde Charles Wingate ⓘ |
| garrison | India ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chinthe ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
ⓘ
Brigadier Mike Calvert ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deep-penetration operations behind enemy lines
ⓘ
long-range jungle warfare ⓘ |
| operatedAgainst | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
|
| opposedBy | Japanese 18th Division ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
disrupt Japanese lines of communication in Burma
ⓘ
support Allied conventional offensives in Burma ⓘ |
| role |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
long-range penetration ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| symbol | mythical Burmese lion (chinthe) ⓘ |
| theatre |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
|
| usedTactic |
air supply
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airborne insertion ⓘ demolition of Japanese supply lines ⓘ disruption of communications ⓘ |
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