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Mike Calvert
Mike Calvert | |
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 Brigadier Mike Calvert, third from left, with Orde Wingate (centre) and other Chindits at the "Broadway" airfield in Burma awaiting a night supply drop, 1944. | |
| Birth name | James Michael Calvert |
| Nickname(s) | "Mad Mike" |
| Born | 6 March 1913 Rohtak, India |
| Died | 26 November 1998 (aged 85) Richmond-upon-Thames, England |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1931–1952 |
| Rank | Brigadier |
| Service number | 58046 |
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| Battles / wars | Second World War Malayan Emergency |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order & Bar Silver Star (United States) King Haakon VII's Cross of Liberty (Norway) Commander of the Order of Leopold II with Palm (Belgium) Croix de Guerre with Palm (Belgium) |
| Other work | Writer, lecturer |
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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