Biography of orde wingate
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Charles Orde Wingate
Born to a religious Christian family and a firm believer in the Bible, Orde Wingate passionately embraced the prophetic vision of Jewish redemption and the Jews’ ultimate return to Eretz Yisrael.
During his service in Eretz Yisrael, he worked to help realize that ideal.
The son of a British officer, Wingate was born in India, received a military education, and was commissioned in He served in India and then in the Sudan, where he studied Arabic and Semitics, and acquired a familiarity with the Middle East.
Biography of orde wingate
Wingate was recognized as a talented officer, and by he had earned the rank of captain. That same year he was transferred to Eretz Yisrael, and served there for the next three years.
Wingate arrived in Eretz Yisrael as an intelligence officer at a time when small bands of Arab rioters were regularly attacking both the British and the Jews.
To counter this offensive, Wingate organized and trained “Special Night Squads,” comprised primarily of Haganah fight