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Chindits
The name ‘Chindiit’ came from a corruption of the Chinthe, the Burmese word for the winged stone lion - the guardians of the Buddhist temples. On its formation it was officially known as the 77th infantry and was formed and trained by Major Orde Charles Wingate DSO - "A man of genius, who might well have become a man of destiny" - Winston Churchill.
Major Orde Wingate holding booksThe task of the Chindits was to organise guerilla activity against the Japanese forces in Burma they were highly disciplined troops and woreChindit Badge mainly ‘Jungle Green’.
The First Chindit Expedition -’Operation Longcloth’, was launched in February 1943 and there were heavy casualties, but it proved that British Troops could fight on equal terms with the Japanese in the jungle. The Second Expedition - was ‘Operation Thursday’ and it was aimed at destroying Japanese communications from southern Burma to the north in Imphal and Kohima. Over the next few months the Chindits destroyed roads, railway bridges and convoys, but suffered heavy losses. Wingate was killed when his plane crashed into a hillside near Imphal during a storm on 24th March 1944.
Chindits came from the armed forces of The United Kingdom, Burma, Hong Kong India, Nepal, West Africa and the USA

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