77th Indian Infantry Brigade

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The 77th Indian Infantry Brigade, better known as the Chindits, was a British-Indian long-range penetration unit that conducted deep-penetration jungle warfare operations behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf infantry brigade ⓘ
long-range penetration unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chindits ⓘ
areaOfOperations Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar ⓘ
associatedCountry India ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
associatedWith Chindit operations ⓘ
branch Army ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country British India ⓘ
engagedIn combat against Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formedDuring Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
front China-Burma-India Theater ⓘ
historicalPeriod World War II ⓘ
militaryBranch British Indian Army ⓘ
namedAfter Chinthe (mythical Burmese lion) ⓘ
linked to: Chinthe
nickname Chindits ⓘ
notableCommander Orde Charles Wingate ⓘ
notableFor deep-penetration jungle warfare behind Japanese lines ⓘ
innovative long-range penetration tactics ⓘ
notableOperation Operation Longcloth ⓘ
operatedBehind Japanese lines in Burma ⓘ
opponent Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ
partOf British Indian Army ⓘ
primaryOpponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
role operations behind enemy lines ⓘ
specialization deep penetration operations ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ
long-range raiding ⓘ
tactics air-supplied columns ⓘ
disruption of enemy supply lines ⓘ
guerrilla-style warfare ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign
typeOfWarfare conventional warfare ⓘ
irregular warfare ⓘ
usedSupport air supply ⓘ
usedTransport air transport ⓘ

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Chindits → alsoKnownAs → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Chindits → formedFrom → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Long Range Penetration Groups → alsoKnownAs → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade (Chindits) ⓘ
linked to: 77th Indian Infantry Brigade
W. D. A. Lentaigne → notableCommand → 3rd Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
linked to: 77th Indian Infantry Brigade
Operation Longcloth → usedUnit → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Operation Thursday → participant → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Orde Charles Wingate → commanded → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
subject linked to: Orde
Orde Charles Wingate → commanded → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
subject linked to: Wingate of Burma
3rd Indian Infantry Division (Chindits) → subordinateUnit → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
77th Brigade → namedAfter → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
Orde Wingate → notableCommand → 77th Indian Infantry Brigade ⓘ
subject linked to: Brigadier Orde Wingate