Merrill's Marauders
| Unit Gabungan ke-5307 (sementara) | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Aktif | 1943–1944 |
| Negara |  Amerika Serikat |
| Cabang |  Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat |
| Tipe unit | Infanteri ringan khusus |
| Jumlah personel | Resimental |
| Julukan | Merrill's Marauders |
| Pertempuran | Perang Dunia II *Kampanye Burma |
| Tokoh | |
| Tokoh berjasa | Frank Merrill Charles N. Hunter |
Merrill’s Marauders (dinamai dari Frank Merrill) atau Unit Galahad, secara resmi bernama Unit Gabungan ke-5307 (Sementara), adalah sebuah unit peperangan rimba operasi khusus penerobosan jarak jauh Angkatan Darat Amerika Serikat, yang bertempur dalam Palagan Asia Tenggara dalam Perang Dunia II, atau Palagan Tiongkok-Burma-India (CBI). Unit ini menjadi terkenal karena misi penerobosan mendalam di belakang garis Jepang, sering melawan pasukan Jepang unggul dalam jumlah.
Formasi dan pelatihan
In the Quebec Conference (QUADRANT) of August 1943, Allied leaders decided to form a U.S. deep penetration unit that would attack Japanese troops in Burma. The new U.S. force was directly inspired by, and partially modeled on Orde Wingate's Chindits Long Range Penetration Force. A call for volunteers attracted around 3,000 men.
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Referensi
- Catatan
- Bibliografi
- Barker, Alan, Merrill's Marauders, Ballantine (1972).
- Kearny, Cresson H. (Major), Jungle Snafus...And Remedies, Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine (1996), ISBN 1-884067-10-7
- George, John B. (Lt. Col.), Shots Fired In Anger, NRA Publications (1981), ISBN 0-935998-42-X, 978-0935998429
- Hopkins, James Spearhead, Merrill's Marauders Society (2000). ISBN 0-8018-6404-6.
- Hoyt, Edwin, Merrill's Marauders, Pinnacle Books (1980). ISBN 0-523-40671-1.
- Hunter, Charles Newton, Galahad, Naylor Publishing (1963).
- Latimer, John, Burma: The Forgotten War, John Murray, (2004). ISBN 0-7195-6576-6
- Ogburn Jr, Charlton The Marauders, New York: Harper & Row (1956)
- Weston, Logan, "The Fightin' Preacher", Vision Press (1992) ISBN 0-9628579-7-1.
Bacaan lebih lanjut
- MERRILL'S MARAUDERS February – May 1944. United States Army Center of Military History. 1990 [1945]. CMH Pub 100-4.
Pranala luar
- Office of the US Surgeon General: Office of Medical History: Book 5, The Marauders and the microbes index
- US Army Rangers: History: Merrill's Marauders (WWII)
- marauder.org
- OSS Detachment 101 in Burma: see GALAHAD section
- Command and General Staff College – US Army Combined Arms Center
- Merrill's Marauders – Roll of honour, awards and images
- Intelligence Operations of OSS Detachment 101
- Galahad: Intelligence Aspects
- "The Dead End Kids"
- "Tales of Merrill's Marauders"
- Film pendek "Merrill's Marauders (1944)" tersedia untuk diunduh secara gratis di the Internet Archive [selebihnya]
- One of last surviving WWII ‘Merrill’s Marauders’ finally receives Bronze Star
- "European Center of Military History"
- "Documentary on Roy Matsumoto who served with Merrill's Maruders"