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1943
February
08
The first Chindit expedition
On 8 February 1943 Orde Wingate's 77th Brigade set out from Imphal behind Japanese lines in Burma. The Chindit raid cost dearly but brought hope.
March
02
The Chindits cross the Irrawaddy
In early March 1943 Wingate’s Chindits blew up the railway in northern Burma and crossed the Irrawaddy. At the end of the month they were ordered back to India.
1944
March
06
Operation Thursday – the second Chindit expedition
On the night of 5–6 March 1944 gliders of the US 1st Air Commando landed Wingate's Chindits deep in Burma. The second expedition behind Japanese lines began.
24
The death of Orde Wingate
On 24 March 1944 a B-25 bomber carrying General Wingate crashed in the hills of Manipur. The Chindits' creator died in the middle of his second expedition.