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.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignsOccurredIn | Arakan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Burma Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Bay of Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key battleground in Burma Campaign of World War II ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Rakhine State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Myanmar ⓘ western part of Rakhine State ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerEntity |
British Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British India (administrative context during WWII) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Arakan coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rakhine State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal region ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to Arakan region
ⓘ
control of coastal approaches in western Burma ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperationsFor |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese forces ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorMilitaryActivity |
1942
ⓘ
1943 ⓘ 1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ |
| usedAs | battleground ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn | Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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