Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Motion Picture Films. 1942 - 1946. CHINDITS' OPERATIONS IN BURMA

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of War. 1791 - 1948. Motion Picture Films. 1942 - 1946. CHINDITS' OPERATIONS IN BURMA

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Wingate, Orde Çharles, 1903-1944

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Orde Charles Wingate (b. Feb. 26, 1903, India-d. March 24, 1944, India), Major-General in the British Army, received his gunnery officer's commission in 1923. He saw action in the 1936-1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, and during the Second World War in the East African campaign and the Burma campaign. He was an early ardent supporter of Zionism. While on a mission he died in a plane crash in Northeast India. From the description of Wingate, Orde Charles, 1903-1944 (U.S. National Archiv...