Galahad

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Galahad was the code name for Merrill's Marauders, a famed long-range U.S. Army special operations unit that conducted deep-penetration missions in the China-Burma-India theater during World War II.

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Galahad canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army special operations unit ⓘ
long-range penetration unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
areaOfOperations Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

China ⓘ
India ⓘ
branch U.S. Army infantry ⓘ
linked to: Infantry Branch
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
formedDuring World War II ⓘ
hasCodeName Galahad ⓘ
hasCodeNameFor Merrill's Marauders ⓘ
missionType long-range reconnaissance ⓘ
raids behind enemy lines ⓘ
special operations ⓘ
namedAfter Sir Galahad ⓘ
notableFor high casualty rates from combat and disease ⓘ
jungle warfare operations behind enemy lines ⓘ
operating with limited logistical support ⓘ
notableOperation Northern Burma campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

capture of Myitkyina airfield ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf Allied forces in the China-Burma-India Theater ⓘ
role deep-penetration missions ⓘ
long-range penetration ⓘ
theater China-Burma-India Theater ⓘ
type light infantry ⓘ

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Merrill's Marauders → hasCodeName → Galahad ⓘ
subject linked to: Galahad