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.

The Chindits were the largest of all the allied special forces of the 2nd World War. Formed and lead by Major-General Orde Wingate DSO, they fought behind enemy lines in Northern Burma during 1943 and 1944 in the War against Japan.

The Order of battle of the Chindits, an Allied special force which carried out two deep penetration raids behind Japanese line during the Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II

2025年2月14日 · The Chindits reached their main targets and surprised the Japanese, who had no idea a significant force was operating behind their lines. But the going had not been smooth in the jungle; in particular, the aerial resupply operation encountered several problems. By the time the Chindits completed their objectives, they had received only a ...

Chindits Longcloth is a website dedicated to the men of the 1943 Chindit operation in Burma. It is my attempt to honour and remember their brave deeds.

CHINDITS 1944 - 3rd Indian Infantry Division (Special Force) (2nd Chindit Expedition)

2023年2月8日 · The Chindits endured some of the toughest training ever meted out to British and Commonwealth troops. By 1943, they were deemed ready for active field operations. A major British offensive into Burma that the Chindits had originally meant to support had been cancelled.

The Chindits, officially designated 77th Indian Infantry Brigade and comprising British, Gurkha and Burmese troops, underwent a period of gruelling training at Wingate's hands. By the beginning of February 1943, they were ready to conduct their first independent raid behind enemy lines.

Chindit warfare proved to be a strange mixture of primitive, hand-to-hand combat and mid-1940s high technology. 1st Air Commando took on strength six Sikorsky YR-4 helicopters. Two were lost during training in India but the remaining four flew 23 casualty evacuation operations. A number of Chindits owed their lives to the YR-4. —ooo—

Read about the proud history of the Chindits, first led by Major-General Orde Wingate, and their brutal campaigns in the jungles of Burma in World War 2.