Merrill's Marauders
- Episode aired Mar 20, 2021
Regular WW2TV guest Professor John McManus joins us to talk about the men of General Frank Merrill's 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), better known as the Marauders. On 24th February 1944... Read allRegular WW2TV guest Professor John McManus joins us to talk about the men of General Frank Merrill's 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), better known as the Marauders. On 24th February 1944 this force began a 1000-mile march over the Patkai range and into the Burmese jungle behi... Read allRegular WW2TV guest Professor John McManus joins us to talk about the men of General Frank Merrill's 5307th Composite Unit (provisional), better known as the Marauders. On 24th February 1944 this force began a 1000-mile march over the Patkai range and into the Burmese jungle behind Japanese lines. A total of 2,750 Marauders entered Burma but months later when the town... Read all