Chindit
Chindit, secara resmi dikenal sebagai Kelompok Penerobosan Jarak Jauh, adalah unit operasi khusu dari angkatan darat Britania dan India, yang terlibat aksi pada tahun 1943–1944,, selama Kampanye Burma dalam Perang Dunia II. The creation of British Army Brigadier Orde Charles Wingate, the Chindits were formed for raiding operations against the Imperial Japanese Army, especially long-range penetration: attacking Japanese troops, facilities and lines of communication, deep behind Japanese lines.
| Chindits (Long Range Penetration Groups) | |
|---|---|
 A Chindit column crosses a river in Burma; men suffering from dysentery often went naked. | |
| Aktif | 1942–1945 |
| Negara |  British India |
| Cabang |  Army of India |
| Tipe unit | Special forces |
| Peran | Long-range penetration |
| Jumlah personel | 9,000 to 12,000 |
| Markas | Jhansi, India |
| Pertempuran | Burma Campaign of World War II |
| Dekorasi | Four members awarded the Victoria Cross |
| Tokoh | |
| Tokoh berjasa | Orde Wingate, "Joe" Lentaigne |
| Insignia | |
| Formation sign of the Chindits (also known as the 3rd Indian Infantry Division).[1] |  |
Lihat juga
Catatan
- ^ Cole p. 77
Referensi
- Allen, Louis (1984). Burma: The longest War 1941-45. J.M. Dent & Sons. ISBN 0-460-02474-4.
- Bidwell, Shelford (1979). The Chindit war : the campaigns in Burma, 1944. London: Hodder & Stoughton. OCLC 221110416.
- Brayley, Martin (2002). The British Army 1939-45 (3): The Far East. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-238-5.
- Callahan, R. (1978). Wingate in Burma 1942-1945. London: Davis-Poynter.
- Chinnery, Philip (2010). Wingate's lost Brigade. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen and Sword Military. ISBN 978-1-84884-054-6.
- Cloonan, Colonel (US MC) Cliff (May 1999). "The Dark Side of Command". Special Operations Combat Medical Course: SOF Medicine Module: Mogadishu Raid Exercise. www.brooksidepress.org. hlm. 52.
- Cole, Howard (1973). Formation Badges of World War 2. Britain, Commonwealth and Empire. London: Arms and Armour Press.
- Masters, John (2002) [1961]. The Road Past Mandalay. London: Cassel. ISBN 0-304-36157-7.
- Captain Herring. Operational Report of Dah Force. Imperial War Museum. hlm. 1.[perlu rujukan lengkap]
- Prasad, S. N.; Bhargava, K.D.; Khera, P.N. (1958). Prasad, Bisheshwar, ed. The Reconquest of Burma, volume 1: June 1942-June 1944. Official History of Indian Armed Forces in the Second World War. Calcutta: Combined Inter-Services Historical Section (India & Pakistan). OCLC 255287142.
- Slim, William (1956). Defeat Into Victory. London: Cassell. OCLC 1296031.
- Thompson, Peter (2008). Pacific Fury. North Sydney: Heineman. ISBN 978-1-74166-708-0.
- Thompson, Robert (1989). Make for the hills : memories of Far Eastern wars. London: Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-761-9.
- Tulloch, Derek (1972). Wingate in Peace and War. London: Macdonald. ISBN 0-356-03877-7. Autobiography by Wingate's Chief of Staff
Bacaan lebih lanjut
- Latimer, Jon (2004). Burma: The Forgotten War. John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-6576-6.
- Rhodes-James, Richard (1980). Chindit. J Murray. ISBN 0-7195-3746-0.
Pranala luar
- Material on Wingate's Burma Campaign (histories, personal accounts, biographies)
- Royal Engineers Museum Engineers with the Chindits
- http://www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk/Burma/Burma4.html
- The Chindits
- Office of the US Surgeon General: Office of Medical History: Book 4, With Wingate's Chindits index
- G. V. Faulkner, MD, MC. Medical Report on Operations, 77th Indian Infantry Brigade
- Chindits 1943 / 1944 roll of honour, awards and images.
- http://www.thechindit.co.uk