First Arakan Campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The First Arakan Campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in Burma’s coastal Arakan region, aimed at recapturing territory from Japanese forces but ultimately marked by logistical difficulties and limited success.

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Label	Occurrences
First Arakan Campaign canonical	2
First Arakan campaign	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Allied forces ⓘ British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
causeOfFailure	inadequate coordination between units ⓘ insufficient air support ⓘ underestimation of Japanese defensive capabilities ⓘ
characterizedBy	inadequate preparation for jungle warfare ⓘ limited Allied success ⓘ logistical difficulties ⓘ poor supply lines ⓘ
combatantCommander	British India Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime	1943 ⓘ
followedBy	Second Arakan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFront	coastal front along Arakan coast ⓘ
hasObjective	capture Akyab airfield ⓘ recapture Arakan coastal region from Japanese forces ⓘ seize Akyab Island ⓘ
historicalSignificance	exposed weaknesses in early Allied Burma strategy ⓘ led to reorganization of Allied forces in Burma ⓘ
involves	14th Indian Infantry Division NERFINISHED ⓘ XV Corps (British India) NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Arakan NERFINISHED ⓘ British Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	Battle of Donbaik NERFINISHED ⓘ fighting around Rathedaung ⓘ
notableFeature	first major Allied ground offensive in Burma ⓘ
outcome	Allied offensive repulsed ⓘ
partOf	Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ South-East Asian Theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Japanese conquest of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Japanese defensive victory ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ
strategicImportance	airfields for operations over Burma ⓘ control of Bay of Bengal approaches ⓘ
terrain	coastal plains ⓘ jungle-covered hills ⓘ mangrove swamps ⓘ
theatre	Burma Front NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Indian 17th Infantry Division → engagement → First Arakan Campaign ⓘ

Operation Ha-Go → precededBy → First Arakan Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: First Arakan campaign

Indian 5th Infantry Division → engagement → First Arakan Campaign ⓘ