About: Mike Calvert

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Brigadier James Michael Calvert, DSO & Bar (6 March 1913 – 26 November 1998) was a British Army officer who was involved in special operations in Burma during the Second World War. He participated in both Chindit operations and was instrumental in popularizing the unorthodox ideas of Orde Wingate. He frequently led attacks from the front, a practice that earned him the nickname amongst the men under his command of "Mad Mike."

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  • Brigadier James Michael Calvert, DSO & Bar (6 March 1913 – 26 November 1998) was a British Army officer who was involved in special operations in Burma during the Second World War. He participated in both Chindit operations and was instrumental in popularizing the unorthodox ideas of Orde Wingate. He frequently led attacks from the front, a practice that earned him the nickname amongst the men under his command of "Mad Mike." (en)
  • James Michael Calvert est un général de brigade britannique né le 6 mars 1913 aux Indes et décédé le 26 novembre 1998 à Richmond. Il s'est particulièrement illustré en extrême orient durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
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  • 1952-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • 1913-03-06 (xsd:date)
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  • James Michael Calvert (en)
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  • Rohtak, India (en)
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  • Brigadier Mike Calvert, third from left, with Orde Wingate and other Chindits at the "Broadway" airfield in Burma awaiting a night supply drop, 1944. (en)
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  • Richmond-upon-Thames, England (en)
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  • Mike Calvert (en)
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  • Brigadier James Michael Calvert, DSO & Bar (6 March 1913 – 26 November 1998) was a British Army officer who was involved in special operations in Burma during the Second World War. He participated in both Chindit operations and was instrumental in popularizing the unorthodox ideas of Orde Wingate. He frequently led attacks from the front, a practice that earned him the nickname amongst the men under his command of "Mad Mike." (en)
  • James Michael Calvert est un général de brigade britannique né le 6 mars 1913 aux Indes et décédé le 26 novembre 1998 à Richmond. Il s'est particulièrement illustré en extrême orient durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. (fr)
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  • Mike Calvert (en)
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