Battle of the Sittang River Region
GPTKB entity
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
British_retreat_to_India
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
High_British_casualties
Japanese_casualties |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Sir_Harold_Alexander
gptkb:General_Masakazu_Kawabe |
| gptkbp:date |
February 1942
|
| gptkbp:duration |
February 1942
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Rangoon
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Impact_on_Allied_strategy_in_Southeast_Asia
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Sittang River Region
|
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sittang_River
War crimes investigations Lessons learned Post-war treaties Media coverage Historical documentation Military memorials Supply line disruptions International reactions Post-battle analysis Reinforcements arrival Veteran accounts British_withdrawal British_air_support British_command_decisions Burma_independence_movement Civilian_impact_in_Burma Crossing_of_the_Sittang_River Japanese_air_superiority Japanese_landings_in_Burma Japanese_naval_support Japanese_troop_movements |
| gptkbp:location |
Sittang_River,_Burma
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
British_defensive_strategy
Japanese_offensive_operations |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Loss_of_British_control_in_Burma
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Shift_in_power_in_Southeast_Asia
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
|
| gptkbp:result |
Japanese_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic_Japanese_advance_in_Burma
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of Burma
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
British_defensive_positions
Japanese_encirclement |
| gptkbp:type |
land battle
|