CBI Theater
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The CBI Theater (China-Burma-India Theater) was a major World War II operational area where Allied forces fought Japan across challenging terrain in Asia, focusing on supply routes like the Burma Road and support to Chinese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CBI Theater canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II theater of operations
ⓘ
military theater ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Allied command structures in Southeast Asia and China ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
China Burma India Theater
|
| belligerent |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied powers
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| geographicScope |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
China ⓘ India ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major but often overlooked Allied theater in Asia during World War II ⓘ |
| keyOperationType |
air transport operations
ⓘ
ground combat operations ⓘ logistical support ⓘ |
| keySupplyRoute |
Burma Road
ⓘ
Ledo Road ⓘ Burma Road ⓘ
surface form:
Stilwell Road
|
| notableAirOperation | The Hump airlift over the Himalayas ⓘ |
| notableAlliedNation |
British India
ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableCampaign |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign (1942–1945)
Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Defense of India’s eastern frontier
Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Burma and Ledo Road operations
|
| notableCommander |
Claire Lee Chennault
ⓘ
Joseph W. Stilwell ⓘ William Slim ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Flying Tigers
ⓘ
surface form:
American Volunteer Group
Chindits ⓘ Chinese Expeditionary Force ⓘ Flying Tigers ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific War ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
maintain and secure supply routes to China
ⓘ
support Chinese forces against Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTheater |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
China Theater ⓘ India and Southeast Asia Command operations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
keeping China in the war against Japan
ⓘ
tying down large Japanese forces in Asia ⓘ |
| supplyChallenge | Japanese control of coastal sea routes to China ⓘ |
| supplyMethod | airlift over the Himalayas ⓘ |
| terrainCharacteristic |
jungle terrain
ⓘ
monsoon climate ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ |
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