Battle of the Yenangyaung

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Japanese_consolidation_of_power_in_Burma
gptkbp:analyzes Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:casualties High for both sides
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Burma
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_W._W._McAuliffe
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_Masakazu_Kawabe
gptkbp:date 1942
gptkbp:duration Several weeks
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Imphal
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of the larger Burma Campaign
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influenced subsequent battles in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Yenangyaung
gptkbp:involved Naval operations
Air support operations
Ground troop movements
gptkbp:legacy Impact on Allied strategies
gptkbp:location Yenangyaung,_Burma
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Limited coverage during the war
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Andaman_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Kursk
gptkb:Battle_of_Leyte_Gulf
gptkb:Battle_of_Okinawa
gptkb:Battle_of_Stalingrad
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
gptkb:Battle_of_Tarawa
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bay_of_Bengal
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mediterranean
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Arakan
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Malaya
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippines_Sea
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gptkbp:outcome Japanese_forces_secured_oil_supplies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Mandalay
gptkbp:result Japanese_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of oil fields
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control over oil resources
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Japanese_Empire
gptkb:British_Empire
gptkbp:tactics Guerrilla warfare