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Lieutenant General Smith Dun MC (11 November 1906 – 1979) was the commander-in-chief of the Burmese Army from 4 January 1948 to 1 February 1949.
Learn about General Smith Dun, the Army Chief of Burma in 1948, who fought against communist and ethnic insurgencies. See a photo of him with the first President of independent Burma, Sao Shwe Thaik.
Feb 16, 2020 · In a highly significant gesture, Myanmar military chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on Friday dropped by the grave of General Smith Dun, who served as the first commander-in-chief of the country’s army from Jan. 4, 1948 to Jan. 31, 1949, during a trip to Kalaw, a hill town in Shan State.
Smith Dun. Cornell University Press, May 31, 2018 - Biography & Autobiography - 126 pages. The Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Army, nicknamed the "four-foot Colonel," offers an account of his...
Smith Dun. SEAP Publications, 1980 - Biography & Autobiography - 135 pages. The Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Army, nicknamed the "four-foot Colonel," offers an account of his nation's...
General Smith Dun was the commander-in-chief of the Burmese Army from January 4, 1948 to February 1, 1949. Education. He attended the Kitchener College, Nowgong and from there was later selected to attend the Indian Military Academy and earned the first Sword of Honour which is given to the best cadet of each year’s class. Career.
The commander-in-chief at the time was Lieutenant General Smith Dun, an ethnic Karen who was purportedly named after Jimmy Stewart’s character in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. His deputy and the head of the army was Major General Ne Win.
