Burma (during WWII)

GPTKB entity

Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_region
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkb:World_War_II
ethnic tensions
British colonial policies
Japanese occupation policies
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:China
gptkb:India
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:British_Malaya
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Rangoon
gptkbp:colonizedBy gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Burmese_rupee
Japanese invasion money
gptkbp:dateOfJapaneseInvasion 1942
gptkbp:dateOfJapaneseWithdrawal 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burma (during WWII)
gptkbp:invaded gptkb:Imperial_Japanese_Army
gptkbp:language Burmese
gptkbp:ledTo Burmese independence (1948)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:majorBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Mandalay
gptkb:Battle_of_Meiktila_and_Mandalay
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Admin_Box
gptkb:Battle_of_Rangoon
gptkb:Battle_of_Imphal
gptkb:Battle_of_Kohima
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:military
civilian resistance
construction of the Burma Railway
Japanese surrender in Burma
Allied recapture of Rangoon
Allied air supply operations
Japanese puppet government
forced labor on the Death Railway
formation of the State of Burma (1943)
mass exodus of Indian population
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Burma_Independence_Army
gptkb:Indian_National_Army
gptkb:Chindits
Karen guerrillas
Kachin Rangers
gptkbp:notableLeader gptkb:General_William_Slim
gptkb:Aung_San
gptkb:Orde_Wingate
gptkb:Ba_Maw
gptkb:Lord_Louis_Mountbatten
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:British_Raj
Allied Powers (after 1945)
Japanese Empire (1942-1945)
gptkbp:population approximately 16 million (1941)
gptkbp:presentDay gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:strategicImportance gptkb:Burma_Road
supply route to China
gptkbp:suffersFrom gptkb:dam
civilian casualties
forced labor
displacement
gptkbp:wasOccupiedBy gptkb:Burma_Independence_Army
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:Indian_National_Army
gptkb:British_Indian_Army
gptkb:Allied_Forces
Chinese Nationalist Forces
United States Forces
gptkbp:wasTheaterOf gptkb:Burma_Campaign
gptkb:Southeast_Asian_Theatre
gptkb:China-Burma-India_Theater
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dai_Nippon_Teikoku
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7