With John McManus
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Regular WW2TV guest Professor John McManus joins us to talk about the men of General Frank Merrill’s 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), better known as the Marauders. On 24th February 1944 this force began a 1000-mile march over the Patkai range and into the Burmese jungle behind Japanese lines. A total of 2,750 Marauders entered Burma but months later when the town of Myitkyina was finally taken, only about 200 surviving members of the original Marauders were present. A week after Myitkyina fell, on 10th August 1944, the 5307th was disbanded with a final total of 130 combat-effective officers and men.
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Other Burma Shows you may enjoy:
Burma ’44 – James Holland https://youtu.be/VLRXPR0XyVQ
OSS Detachment 101 – Burma https://youtu.be/eBPk5YUKZzg
Captured Behind Enemy Lines – A Chindit story from Burma https://youtu.be/OtqhHembbvo
Slim and Wingate – Two British Commanders in Burma https://youtu.be/xXb0xh0C_f4
Reporting the Retreat – War Correspondents in Burma https://youtu.be/upmI-6vh2dU
Among the Headhunters – Burma in WWII https://youtu.be/L3SRQEQLnMA
Hill 170 – The Battle of Kangaw – Commandos in Burma https://youtu.be/HHKiABeaf_8
Chindits – The Chindits in Burma 1943-1944 https://youtu.be/RdNbftDAcRY
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