Battle of Lashio
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The Battle of Lashio was a World War II clash in Burma in 1942, where Japanese forces captured the key town of Lashio, severing the Burma Road supply line to China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Lashio canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
China
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Battles and operations of World War II in Burma
ⓘ
Battles of World War II involving China ⓘ Battles of World War II involving Japan ⓘ Battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| contributedTo | isolation of Chinese forces from overland Allied aid ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Republic of China ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 1942 ⓘ |
| effectOnInfrastructure | cutting of Burma Road ⓘ |
| era |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Asia
|
| front | Burma Front ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Japanese occupation of Burma
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese conquest of Burma
|
| location |
Burma (until 1937)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Burma
Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Lashio ⓘ |
| militaryObjective |
to cut Allied supply lines to China
ⓘ
to seize Lashio ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
British forces
Chinese forces ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Lashio by Japanese forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied retreat from Burma in 1942
ⓘ
Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
|
| placeCaptured | Lashio ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Japanese advance into Burma in 1942 ⓘ |
| relatedInfrastructure | Burma Road ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
disruption of Allied supply to China
ⓘ
severing of the Burma Road supply line to China ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Burma Road terminus
ⓘ
control of Lashio ⓘ |
| supplyContext | Allied aid to China during Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ |
| supplyLineAffected | Allied supply route to China via Burma Road ⓘ |
| temporalContext | April 1942 ⓘ |
| theatre |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China–Burma–India theater
|
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