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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Imperial Japanese Army unit
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gptkbp:activePeriod
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1941–1945
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
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gptkbp:disbanded
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15 August 1945
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gptkbp:engagedIn
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gptkb:Battle_of_Imphal
gptkb:Battle_of_Kohima
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
Japanese conquest of Burma
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gptkbp:formedIn
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9 November 1941
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Rangoon,_Burma
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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15th Army (Japan)
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Renya_Mutaguchi
gptkb:Shōjirō_Iida
gptkb:Shihachi_Katamura
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Disbanded after Japan's surrender in 1945
Led Japanese invasion of Burma in 1942
Retreated to Burma after failed India offensive
Suffered heavy losses at Imphal and Kohima
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Southern_Expeditionary_Army_Group
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Burma_Area_Army
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gptkbp:predecessor
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None (original formation)
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gptkbp:role
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Infantry
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gptkbp:successor
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18th Area Army (Japan)
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gptkbp:theaterOfOperations
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gptkb:India
gptkb:Southeast_Asia
Burma
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Burmese_campaign
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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