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Tag Archives: Orde Wingate
This week in the War, 8–14 February 1943: Wingate’s Chindits
This week in the war, on 8 February 1943, the British Army’s 77th Indian Brigade left Imphal in India and crossed into the Arakan region of Burma. They were nicknamed ‘the Chindits’ and were under the command of Brigadier Orde Wingate. The brigade … Continue reading
Posted in World War II
Tagged Burma, Chindits, Chindwin, Mandalay, Orde Wingate
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This week in the War, 5–11 May 1941: Emperor Haile Selassie returns in triumph to Addis Ababa
On 5 May 1941, Haile Selassie—the man who had addressed the League of Nations to plead for help in the face of the Italian invasion of his country—returned to his Ethiopian capital in triumph. Colonel Orde Wingate—the controversial and highly … Continue reading
Posted in Book, World War II
Tagged Abyssinia, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Haile Selassie, Orde Wingate
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