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23 mar 2019 · 75 years after his death, why Orde Wingate remains a hero in Israel Bible-toting, raw-onion-eating British officer killed in a plane crash in Burma on March 24, 1944, has been called the father...
Wingate was killed in an aircraft accident in March 1944. The casualty rate the Chindits suffered, especially from disease, is a continuing controversy. Wingate believed that resistance to infection could be improved by inculcating a tough mental attitude, but medical officers considered his methods unsuited to a tropical environment.
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”).
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
5 nov 2009 · Maj. Gen. Orde Wingate, leader of the 77th Indian Brigade, also called the Chindits, dies in a transport plane crash. He was 41 years old.
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19 mar 2019 · Israel. Why a Bible-toting, onion-eating British officer remains a hero in Israel 75 years after his death. By Hillel Kuttler March 19, 2019 3:47 pm. Orde Wingate, shown in 1940, has been...
- Hillel Kuttler
Wingate was killed in an airplane crash in Burma on March 24, 1944, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. Wingate’s friendship for the Yishuv and his contributions to its defense have been recognized through the several places in Israel named for him, including the College of Physical Education near Netanya .
24 mar 2019 · Back to Between The Lines. Above: Orde Wingate enters Addis Ababa on horseback. Image: Wikimedia Commons. The British, as a rule, do not go wobbly. A steadfast people, they like to stay calm. However, this has not been the case with the treatment of Jews: incidents have occurred.
