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WIST AFRICAN TROOPS IN WINGATE ADVENTURE
(Rec. 8 a.m.) RUGBY, May 7. A well-kept secret of the Burma war was made public with the announcement that West African troops had taiken part in the air-borne invasion of Burma, and are now in operation well behind the Japanese lines. The troops were specially asked for by the late Major-general Wingate. They are mostly Nigerians, and, unknown to themselves, were assigned their import-, ant role even before their ships sailed from West Africa some months ago.
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Evening Star, Issue 25169, 8 May 1944, Page 4
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