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25th March 1943: The reality of Jungle warfare for a young officer

Mar 25, 2023
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Chindits with their mules carrying supplies make their way through the jungle.

Far out in the steaming jungles of Burma a British guerrilla force of 'Chindits' were operating behind the Japanese front lines. Their mission was to blow up railways and communications and to cause alarm and confusion by attacking the Japanese on their own territory.


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