Mayu Peninsula

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Mayu Peninsula is a coastal region in western Myanmar’s Rakhine State that was a key battleground during World War II’s Burma Campaign.

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Mayu Peninsula canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
peninsula
borderedBy Bay of Bengal
campaignsOccurredIn Arakan Campaign
linked to: Arakan campaign
conflict Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

World War II
continent Asia
country Myanmar
hasCoastlineOn Bay of Bengal
historicalSignificance key battleground in Burma Campaign of World War II
locatedIn Rakhine State
western Myanmar
western part of Rakhine State
locatedInFormerEntity British Burma
linked to: Burma (until 1937)

British India (administrative context during WWII)
linked to: British India
locatedOn Arakan coast
linked to: Arakan
partOf Rakhine State
regionType coastal region
strategicImportance access to Arakan region
control of coastal approaches in western Burma
theaterOfOperationsFor Allied forces
British Indian Army
Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese forces
timePeriodOfMajorMilitaryActivity 1942
1943
1944
1945
usedAs battleground
wasBattlegroundDuring World War II
wasBattlegroundIn Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

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Operation Ha-Go geographicalFeature Mayu Peninsula