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Major General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO & Two Bars (26 February 1903 – 24 March 1944) was a senior British Army officer known for his creation of the Chindit deep-penetration missions in Japanese-held territory during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War . Wingate was an exponent of unconventional military thinking and the ...
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The British Army Brigadier Orde Wingate formed the Chindits...
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16 apr 2024 · Orde Charles Wingate (born Feb. 26, 1903, Naini Tāl, India—died March 24, 1944, Burma [now Myanmar]) was a British soldier, an outstanding “irregular” commander and unconventional personage in the tradition of General Charles George Gordon and Colonel T.E. Lawrence (“Lawrence of Arabia”).
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23 mar 2019 · Homepage. Carrying a Bible, he trumpeted Jewish claims to the land. 75 years after his death, why Orde Wingate remains a hero in Israel. Bible-toting, raw-onion-eating British officer killed in...
By Jon Diamond. British General Orde Wingate is one of the more enigmatic World War II commanders encountered in a number of biographical and military historical accounts. His military career has been the subject of cinematic productions and his memory is revered in, of all places, Israel, where he is referred to as “the friend.”.
Commander Brigadier Orde Wingate. Brigade Major Major R.B.G. Bromhead (succeeded by Major G.M. Anderson) Staff Captain Captain H.J. Lord. Deception party. Officer Commanding (O.C.) Major Jeffries. No. 1 Group (Southern) Officer Commanding (O.C.) Lieutenant Colonel Leigh Alexander (died during the operation) 1 Column (Major Dunlop)
