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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Arakan Offensive canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied military campaign
ⓘ
military offensive ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Allied forces
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Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | land campaign ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
British India
NERFINISHED
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Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
contributed to later Allied advances in Burma
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improved Allied control of coastal Burma ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Arakan region
NERFINISHED
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Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
improve Allied strategic position in Southeast Asia
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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
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artillery ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| opponent | Japanese 15th Army (regional command) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Japanese forces in Arakan ⓘ |
| participant |
Allied air forces
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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jungle warfare ⓘ |
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