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Glamorized by Hollywood, Merrill s Marauders Faced a Brutal Reality in Burma

They endured grueling challenges and a determined enemy during six months of jungle warfare. Only 4 out of every 100 survived.

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Operation Longcloth featuring 3,000 Chindits 80 years ago

(Feb. 3, 2023) This week, 80 years ago, British Brig. Gen. Orde Wingate led his 3,000 Chindits into Burma (now Myanmar) on what was called “Operation Longcloth.”

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Judy Percival, dancer who toured the East with Ensa during the war to find her husband – obituary

She was in a revue at the Garrick when she met Ian Percival, and after their reunion in Calcutta they went on to form a strong political duo

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Reserved Jewish tailor served as UK s batman in WWII, book reveals

General Orde Wingate’s troops were known as the “Chindits,” a name that came from a mythical Burmese creature and temple guardian.

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Orde Wingate and His Unorthodox Campaign Against the Japanese

Some portray Wingate as a visionary unconventional warrior; others as an unstable man. Regardless, he and his Chindits became the terror of the Japanese.

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