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Who provided patronage for Orde Wingate's unconventional military tactics during the Second World War?

  • Archibald Wavell

  • Louis Mountbatten

  • Hugh Dowding

  • Bernard Montgomery

Answer

Orde Wingate was a British military officer who was known for his unconventional military tactics. He developed the Chindits, which were special forces units that were used to conduct guerrilla warfare behind enemy lines. Wingate's tactics were controversial, but they were ultimately successful in helping to defeat the Japanese in Burma. Archibald Wavell was the British commander-in-chief in the Far East during the Second World War.
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