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Orde Charles Wingate

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Memorials
==Memorials==
Churchill called Wingate "one of the most brilliant and courageous figures of the second world war... a man of genius who might well have become also a man of destiny". Others considered him mad for various eccentricities and other idiosyncrasies throughout his career.
* There is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chindit_Memorial Chindit Memorial] that was erected in 1990 in the Victoria Embankment Gardens, near the Ministry of Defense HQ, commemorating the Chindit special forces, as well as Wingate. The memorial was designed by architect David Price, with a sculpture of the Chinthe designed by Frank Forster, and unveiled by HRH Duke of Edinburgh. There is also a separate memorial in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. In Aug. 2020, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, and shortly before the 30th anniversary of its unveiling, the Chindit Memorial became recognized as a "Grade II Listed Building" which protects it from being demolished, extended or altered without special permission. * To commemorate Wingate's contributions to the Zionist cause, Israel's ''National Centre for Physical Education and Sport'' was renamed the ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingate_Institute Wingate Institute'' in 1957.
* A square in To commemorate Wingate's contributions to the Talbiya neighborhood of Jerusalem bears his nameZionist cause, as does Israel's ''National Centre for Physical Education and Sport'' was renamed the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemin_Orde Yemin OrdeWingate_Institute Wingate Institute] youth village near Haifain 1957.
* A Jewish football club formed square in London in 1946the Talbiya neighborhood of Jerusalem bears his name, as does the [https://wwwen.wingatefinchleywikipedia.comorg/wiki/ Wingate Football ClubYemin_Orde Yemin Orde] was also named in his honoryouth village near Haifa.
* A Jewish football club formed in London in 1946, the [https://www.wingatefinchley.com/ Wingate Football Club] was also named in his honor. * The [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wf2EDO8NjM General Wingate Polytechnic College] in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia celebrates the Gideon Force, the Ethiopian Patriots and Wingate. There is also a [https://www.facebook.com/wingatezim/ Wingate Golf Club] in Harare, Zimbabwe.
* A memorial stone in his honor stands at the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_cemetery Charlton Cemetery] in southeast London where Orde's mother's family is also buried.