Second Arakan Offensive

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The Second Arakan Offensive was a major Allied campaign in 1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II, aimed at recapturing the Arakan region from Japanese forces and improving the strategic position in Southeast Asia.

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Second Arakan Offensive canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Allied military campaign
military offensive
belligerent Allied forces
Imperial Japanese Army
conflict World War II
conflictType land campaign
countryInvolved British India NERFINISHED
Japan
United Kingdom
hasConsequence contributed to later Allied advances in Burma
improved Allied control of coastal Burma
hasLocation Arakan region NERFINISHED
Burma NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
hasObjective improve Allied strategic position in Southeast Asia
protect Allied lines of communication to India
recapture the Arakan region from Japanese forces
secure coastal approaches along the Bay of Bengal
hasResult Allied tactical and operational success in Arakan
militaryBranchInvolved air force
artillery
infantry
opponent Japanese 15th Army (regional command) NERFINISHED
opposedBy Japanese forces in Arakan
participant Allied air forces NERFINISHED
British Army units NERFINISHED
British Indian Army units NERFINISHED
partOf Burma Campaign NERFINISHED
precededBy First Arakan Campaign NERFINISHED
startTime 1944
strategicImportance helped secure approaches to India from the southeast
part of Allied efforts to push Japanese forces out of Burma
temporalContext 1944 Burma Campaign
theaterOfWar Southeast Asian Theater of World War II NERFINISHED
usedWarfareType combined arms operations
jungle warfare

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XV Corps (British India) engagement Second Arakan Offensive