Jocks in the Jungle: The Second Battalion of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, the Black Watch, and the First Battalion of the 26th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) as Chindits
Jocks in the Jungle: The Second Battalion of the 42nd Royal Highland Regiment, the Black Watch, and the First Battalion of the 26th Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) as Chindits.
In 1943, there was no thought of good times for two battalions of Scottish soldiers. For them, India meant a new and unimaginably arduous kind of training. These were first-class British infantry, but not the super-selected special forces types that we know today. Nevertheless, it was a special-forces job they were supposed to do and that is what they were called, Special Force.
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In 1943, there was no thought of good times for two battalions of Scottish soldiers. For them, India meant a new and unimaginably arduous kind of training. These were first-class British infantry, but not the super-selected special forces types that we know today. Nevertheless, it was a special-forces job they were supposed to do and that is what they were called, Special Force.
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