Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne

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British Indian Army officer human military commander

Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne was a British Indian Army officer who commanded the Chindits, the long-range penetration special force operating in Burma during the Second World War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Indian Army officer → human → military commander →
allegiance	British Empire → British India →
alliance	Allied forces →
conflict	Second World War →
countryOfService	United Kingdom NERFINISHED →
era	20th century →
forceNameCommanded	Chindits →
forceRole	special forces commander →
forceTypeCommanded	long-range penetration special force →
fullName	Walter David Alexander Lentaigne →
givenName	Alexander → David → Walter →
honorificPrefix	Major General →
militaryBranch	British Indian Army →
militaryRank	Major General →
militarySpecialization	jungle warfare → long-range penetration operations →
notableCommand	3rd Indian Infantry Division → Chindits →
notableFor	command of Chindits in Burma during World War II →
notableUnitType	long-range penetration force →
occupation	military officer → soldier →
operatedAgainst	Imperial Japanese Army →
operationalArea	Burma →
precededInCommandBy	Orde Charles Wingate →
serviceDuring	World War II →
theatreOfWar	Burma Campaign →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chindits →	notableCommander