When assessing the success of the Chindits’ missions, The Times of India concluded that Orde Wingate’s 3,000-man force had dealt the Imperial Japanese Army a deadly blow in the Burmese jungles, ripping the aura of Japanese invincibility to shreds while scoring significant triumphs over the invaders. Propaganda is a wonderful thing. The truth of the [...]
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Regardless of Results, Chindits Return as Heroes
Posted in China/Burma/India, World War II (1939-1945), tagged 1943, Burma, Chindits, Chindwin River, Colonel Orde Wingate, Operation Longcloth on June 6 | 1 Comment »
