Chindits
Sign in to saveThe Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Brigadier Orde Wingate formed them for long-range penetration operations against the Imperial Japanese Army, especially attacking lines of communication deep behind Japanese lines.
Key facts
- Military unit.unit_name
- Chindits (Long Range Penetration Groups)
- Military unit.image
- Chindit column, Operation Longcloth.jpg
- Military unit.image_size
- 300px
- Military unit.caption
- A Chindit column crosses a river in Burma; men suffering from dysentery often went naked.
- Military unit.dates
- 1942–1945
- Military unit.country
- British India
- Military unit.branch
- Army of India
- Military unit.type
- Special forces
- Military unit.role
- Direct actionJungle warfareLong-range penetrationRaidingSpecial operationsSpecial reconnaissance
- Military unit.size
- Operation Longcloth (1943): 3,000 men Operation Thursday (1944): 20,000 men, of which 9,000 to 12,000 deployed to Burma
- Military unit.garrison
- Jhansi, India
- Military unit.motto
- 9 Gorkha ho ki hoina
- Military unit.battles
- Burma campaign of World War II
- Military unit.decorations
- Four members awarded the Victoria Cross
- Military unit.notable_commanders
- Orde Wingate,Walter Lentaigne
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- 200px
- Military unit.identification_symbol_label
- Formation sign of the Chindits (also known as the 3rd Indian Infantry Division)
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- Image
- Chindit column, Operation Longcloth.jpg
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- Chindits
- inception
- 1942-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1945-02-00
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Article
17 sectionsContents
- Background and formation
- Organisation and training
- Operation Longcloth
- Interlude
- Plans
- Change of command
- The move north
- Final operations
- Kohima
- Disbanded
- London memorial
- Military legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Brigadier Orde Wingate formed them for long-range penetration operations against the Imperial Japanese Army, especially attacking lines of communication deep behind Japanese lines.
The name Chindits is a corrupted form of Chinthe (), Burmese word for "lion".