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Walter Lentaigne

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Lieutenant General Walter David Alexander Lentaigne, CB, CBE, DSO, (15 July 1899 – 24 June 1955) was a British Indian Army officer. [1]

36 relations: Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, Bakloh, British Indian Army, Camberley, Charles Nugent Lentaigne, Chindits, Command and Staff College, Defeat into Victory, Defence Services Staff College, Distinguished Service Order, Dudley Russell, HMS Gurkha (G63), Imphal, John Dalvi, John Masters, Joseph Stilwell, Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, Lieutenant general, Mike Calvert, North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010), Order of the Bath, Order of the British Empire, Quetta, Royal College of Defence Studies, Staff College, Camberley, Surgeon General of the United States, Third Anglo-Afghan War, Tirah, Waziristan, Wellington Cantonment, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, World War II, 111th Indian Infantry Brigade, 39th Infantry Division (India), 4 Gorkha Rifles, 63rd Indian Infantry Brigade.

Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army.

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Bakloh

Bakloh (or Bukloh (archaic spelling)) is a cantonment town.

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British Indian Army

The Indian Army (IA), often known since 1947 (but rarely during its existence) as the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the current Indian Army, was the principal military of the British Indian Empire before its decommissioning in 1947.

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Camberley

Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, southwest of Central London, between the M3 and M4 motorways.

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Charles Nugent Lentaigne

Charles Nugent Lentaigne (26 April 1901 - 6 November 1981) DSO was a Royal Navy officer who commanded HMS ''Gurkha'' (F63/G63) during the Second World War.

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Chindits

The Chindits, known officially as the Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies, which saw action in 1943–1944, during the Burma Campaign of World War II.

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Command and Staff College

The Command and Staff College is a Pakistani military training institution where officers receive staff training and education.

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Defeat into Victory

Defeat into Victory is an account of the retaking of Burma by Allied forces during the Second World War by the British Field Marshal William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim and published in the UK by Cassell in 1956.

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Defence Services Staff College

The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) is an inter-service institution of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of India.

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Distinguished Service Order

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth of Nations, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.

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Dudley Russell

Lieutenant General Sir Dudley Russell KBE, CB, DSO, MC (1 December 18964 February 1978) was a senior officer of both the British Army and the British Indian Army, and served during World War I and World War II, where he commanded the 8th Indian Infantry Division during the Italian Campaign from late 1943 until the end of the war.

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HMS Gurkha (G63)

HMS Gurkha was an L-class destroyer in Britain's Royal Navy during World War II.

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Imphal

Imphal is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur.

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John Dalvi

Brigadier John Parashuram Dalvi (3 July 1920 – 1980) was an Indian Army officer.

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John Masters

Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, DSO, OBE (26 October 1914 – 7 May 1983) was a British officer of the Indian Army and later a novelist.

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Joseph Stilwell

Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II.

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Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives

The Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives (LHCMA) at King's College London was set up in 1964.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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Mike Calvert

James Michael Calvert DSO and Bar (6 March 1913 – 26 November 1998) was a British soldier involved in special operations in Burma during World War II.

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North-West Frontier Province (1901–2010)

The North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was a province of British India and subsequently of Pakistan.

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Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (formerly the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath) is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725.

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Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.

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Quetta

Quetta (کوټه; کویته; کوٹه; کوئٹہ) is the provincial capital and largest city of Balochistan, Pakistan.

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Royal College of Defence Studies

The Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS) instructs senior officers of the Armed Forces and Civil Service in defence and international security matters at the highest level, to prepare them for the top posts.

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Staff College, Camberley

Staff College, Camberley, Surrey, was a staff college for the British Army and the presidency armies of British India (later merged to form the Indian Army).

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Surgeon General of the United States

The Surgeon General of the United States is the operational head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States.

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Third Anglo-Afghan War

The Third Anglo-Afghan War (د افغان-انګرېز درېمه جګړه), also referred to as the Third Afghan War, began on 6 May 1919 when the Emirate of Afghanistan invaded British India and ended with an armistice on 8 August 1919.

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Tirah

The Tirah also spells as Terah, Tira, Tera (تیراہ) region, also called the Tirah Valley (وادی تیراہ), is located in Khyber, Kurram and Orakzai agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan (33.73N 71.01E), while its smaller part straddles the border to the north lying in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.

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Waziristan

Waziristan (Pashto and وزیرستان, "land of the Wazir") is a mountainous region covering the North Waziristan and South Waziristan districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.

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Wellington Cantonment

Wellington is a cantonment town in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu.

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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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111th Indian Infantry Brigade

The 111th Indian Infantry Brigade was an Infantry formation of the Indian Army during World War II.

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39th Infantry Division (India)

39th Indian Infantry Division (originally the 1st Burma Division) was an infantry division of the Indian Army during World War II, which became a Training Division in 1943 after its recovery into India from Burma.

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4 Gorkha Rifles

4 Gorkha Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army comprising Gurkha soldiers of Indian and Nepalese nationality, especially Magars and Gurungs hill tribes of Nepal.

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63rd Indian Infantry Brigade

The 63rd Indian Infantry Brigade was an infantry brigade formation of the Indian Army during World War II.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Lentaigne

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