Battle of the Central Burma

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military battle
gptkbp:aftermath Consolidation_of_Allied_control_in_Burma
gptkbp:battle Battle of Imphal
Battle of Kohima
Battle of Mandalay
Battle of Meiktila
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials and historical sites
gptkbp:climate Monsoon season
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Allied_forces
Japanese_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_William_Slim
gptkb:General_Masakazu_Kawabe
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced_post-war_relations_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:date 1945
gptkbp:duration January 1945 to March 1945
gptkbp:fightingStyle Lessons learned for future operations
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:South-East_Asian_Theatre
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Meiktila
gptkbp:historical_significance Part_of_the_larger_Allied_strategy_in_the_Pacific
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Photographic evidence
Personal accounts
Military reports
War diaries
Official histories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Central Burma
gptkbp:intelligence Critical for success
gptkbp:involved gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:Australian_forces
gptkb:Burma_National_Army
gptkb:Chinese_Expeditionary_Force
gptkb:Japanese_15th_Army
gptkb:British_36th_Division
gptkb:Australian_7th_Division
14th Army
Chinese_forces
Indian_19th_Division
gptkbp:landscape Jungle and mountainous regions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Burma
gptkbp:logistics Challenging supply lines
gptkbp:navalFleet Limited due to landlocked operations
gptkbp:operational_status Provided_by_Allied_air_forces
gptkbp:outcome Japanese_retreat
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Mandalay
gptkbp:result Allied_victory
gptkbp:scope Control of Central Burma
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_Allies_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:strategicGoals Supply_routes_to_China
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare
Encirclement