Chindits

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The Chindits were a British India special operations unit in World War II known for their long-range, deep-penetration jungle raids behind Japanese lines in Burma.

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Generate an image of the Chindits (The Chindits were a British India special operations unit in World War II known for their long-range, deep-penetration jungle raids behind Japanese lines in Burma.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation ⓘ
special forces unit ⓘ
alliedWith Chinese Nationalist forces ⓘ
United States forces in Burma ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Long Range Penetration Groups ⓘ
Special Force ⓘ
areaOfOperations Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Northern Burma ⓘ
linked to: Upper Burma
branch Army ⓘ
commanderRank Brigadier ⓘ
Major General ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
doctrineInfluence later special forces long-range patrol tactics ⓘ
endTime 1944 ⓘ
equipment mules for transport ⓘ
formedFrom 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
garrison India ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
namedAfter Chinthe ⓘ
notableCommander Lord Louis Mountbatten (as theatre commander) ⓘ
Major General W. D. A. Lentaigne ⓘ
Orde Charles Wingate ⓘ
notableFor long-range jungle raids behind enemy lines ⓘ
operations supplied entirely by air ⓘ
notableOperation Operation Longcloth ⓘ
Operation Thursday ⓘ
operatedUnder South East Asia Command ⓘ
partOf British Indian Army ⓘ
primaryOpponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
recruitedFrom British troops ⓘ
Gurkha troops ⓘ
linked to: Gurkha units

Indian troops ⓘ
role jungle warfare ⓘ
long-range penetration ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
startTime 1943 ⓘ
supportedBy 1st Air Commando Group ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
theatre Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign
trainingFocus air supply operations ⓘ
jungle survival ⓘ
long-distance marching ⓘ
trainingLocation Central India ⓘ
usedTactic air supply ⓘ
deep penetration raids ⓘ
glider landings ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ

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CBI Theater → notableUnit → Chindits ⓘ
Burma campaign → notableForce → Chindits ⓘ
Special Force → alsoKnownAs → Chindits ⓘ
Special Force → nickname → Chindits ⓘ
W. D. A. Lentaigne → notableCommand → Chindits ⓘ
W. D. A. Lentaigne → forceNameCommanded → Chindits ⓘ
Operation Longcloth → alsoKnownAs → First Chindit Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Chindits
Operation Thursday → alsoKnownAs → Second Chindit Expedition ⓘ
linked to: Chindits
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) → cooperatedWith → British Chindits ⓘ
linked to: Chindits
Burma Theater → associatedWith → Chindits ⓘ
Orde Charles Wingate → commanded → Chindits ⓘ
subject linked to: Orde
Orde Charles Wingate → militaryUnit → Chindits ⓘ
subject linked to: Wingate of Burma
Mike Calvert → notableWork → Chindit operations in Burma ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigadier Mike Calvert
linked to: Chindits
Mike Calvert → memberOf → Chindits ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigadier Mike Calvert
Mike Calvert → hasPartIn → Chindit second expedition ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigadier Mike Calvert
linked to: Chindits
Joe Lentaigne → militaryUnitCommanded → Chindits ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigadier Joe Lentaigne
Burma Front → involvesForce → Chindits ⓘ
Orde Wingate → notableCommand → Chindits ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigadier Orde Wingate
111th Indian Infantry Brigade → nickname → Chindit brigade ⓘ
linked to: Chindits
Bernard Fergusson → memberOf → Chindits ⓘ