British Eastern Army

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The British Eastern Army was a major British Indian Army formation responsible for conducting operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II.

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British Eastern Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation
field army
activeDuring 1942
1943
1944
1945
alliedWith Allied forces
British Empire
United Kingdom
branch land forces
composedOf Allied support units
British Army units
British Indian Army units
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country British India
engagement Arakan Campaigns
linked to: Arakan campaign

Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

defence of Eastern India
garrison Eastern India
linked to: eastern India
notableFor operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II
operatedIn Arakan
Assam
Bengal
Burma
linked to: Myanmar
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese Burma Area Army
partOf British Army in the Second World War
British Indian Army
responsibleFor defence of Eastern India against Japanese advances
offensive operations into Burma
role conducting operations in the Burma theater
conducting operations in the Eastern India theater
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief India
General Headquarters India
theater Burma
linked to: Myanmar

Eastern India
linked to: eastern India

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Burma Corps subordinateTo British Eastern Army