Battle of the Sittang River Valley

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath British_retreat_to_India
gptkbp:analyzes Military strategy studies
gptkbp:casualties High_British_casualties
Japanese_casualties
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials for fallen soldiers
gptkbp:climate Monsoon season
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Renya_Mutaguchi
gptkb:Major_General_John_W._W._Wainwright
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence on literature and film
gptkbp:date February 1942
gptkbp:duration Several days
gptkbp:emergencyServices Evacuation_of_British_troops
gptkbp:flavorProfile Low_morale_among_British_troops
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Rangoon
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Sittang_River
gptkbp:historical_analysis Critique_of_British_command_decisions
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Pacific_Theater_of_World_War_II
gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkbp:historicalImpact Shift_in_power_dynamics_in_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Interpretations of the battle's significance
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Demonstrated_Japanese_military_effectiveness
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Sittang River Valley
gptkbp:impact Shift_in_control_of_Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:intelligence Japanese_intelligence_advantage
gptkbp:legacy Influence_on_future_military_engagements_in_Asia
gptkbp:location Sittang_River_Valley
gptkbp:logistics Supply_issues_for_British_forces
gptkbp:militaryRank Use of surprise attacks
Importance of logistics in warfare
Part of the larger Burma Campaign
Lack_of_reinforcements_for_British_forces
gptkbp:outcome Loss_of_territory_for_British_forces
gptkbp:participants Allied troops
Japanese_troops
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Malaya
gptkbp:primaryMission Historical accounts
Military reports
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_Burma
Allied_forces_in_Asia
Burma_Road
gptkbp:result Japanese_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_Japanese_advance_in_Burma
gptkbp:strategicGoals gptkb:Japanese_control_of_Burma
Control of Burma
gptkbp:tactics Flanking_maneuvers_by_Japanese_forces
gptkbp:type land battle