Battle of the Sittang District
GPTKB entity
Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
British_retreat_to_India
|
| gptkbp:analyzes |
Critiques_of_British_military_leadership
Studies_on_Japanese_military_tactics |
| gptkbp:casualties |
High_for_British_forces
Lower_for_Japanese_forces |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Historical analyses and documentaries
Memorials_in_Burma |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army |
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
Books_and_films_depicting_the_Burma_Campaign
Documentaries_on_World_War_II_in_Asia |
| gptkbp:date |
February 1942
|
| gptkbp:duration |
February 1942
|
| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Artillery_used_by_British_forces
Use_of_aircraft_by_Japanese_forces |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Rangoon
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part of the larger Burma Campaign
Influenced_the_course_of_World_War_II_in_Asia Part_of_the_larger_Pacific_War |
| gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
Effectiveness_of_British_colonial_military_strategy
Japanese_expansionism_during_World_War_II |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Illustrates_the_challenges_of_British_colonial_military_strategy
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Sittang District
|
| gptkbp:impact |
Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_Southeast_Asia
|
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
British_counterattacks
Final_withdrawal_of_British_forces Initial_Japanese_assaults |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future military engagements in the region
|
| gptkbp:location |
Sittang_District,_Burma
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Importance of logistics in warfare
Rapid movement and surprise attacks Need for intelligence and reconnaissance Use_of_air_superiority_by_Japanese_forces |
| gptkbp:notableBattle |
Battle of Yenangyaung
Battle of the Admin Box |
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Sir_Archibald_Wavell
gptkb:General_Masakazu_Kawabe |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Loss_of_British_control_in_Burma
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Influenced post-war colonial policies
Affected_US_and_UK_relations_in_Asia |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
|
| gptkbp:primaryMission |
Japanese_military_archives
Military_reports_from_the_British_Army |
| gptkbp:result |
Japanese_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_Japanese_advance_in_Southeast_Asia
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of Burma
Impact_on_Allied_operations_in_the_region Japanese_control_over_Burma |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Defensive_positions_by_British_forces
Flanking_maneuvers_by_Japanese_forces |