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On Sat. 06 Mar 1943 The Chindits reached Wuntho-Indaw railway in Burma.....

1943-03-06

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The Chindits reached Wuntho-Indaw railway in Burma near Nankan and Pinlebu. They fought off the Japanese units guarding key points of the railway and proceeded to destroy tracks, blasted cliffs to cause rocks to fall onto tracks, mined rail bridges, and destroyed other rail bridges.

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