Forgotten Army
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The Forgotten Army was the British Empire’s Fourteenth Army that fought largely overlooked but crucial campaigns against Japanese forces in Burma during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forgotten Army canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British Army formation
ⓘ
field army ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Empire ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
India ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ
surface form:
South-East Asia
|
| associatedWith | Allied forces in the China-Burma-India theater ⓘ |
| branch | Army ⓘ |
| campaignType | jungle warfare ⓘ |
| commander |
William Slim
ⓘ
surface form:
General Sir William Slim
William Slim ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant-General William Slim
William Slim ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Lieutenant-General ⓘ |
| composition |
African units
ⓘ
British units ⓘ Gurkha units ⓘ Indian units ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1943 ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | crucial but long under-recognised Allied formation in World War II ⓘ |
| nickname | Forgotten Army self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advance to Rangoon in 1945
ⓘ
turning back Japanese offensive at Imphal and Kohima ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Imphal
ⓘ
Battle of Kohima ⓘ Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Burma campaign 1944–1945
|
| officialName | Fourteenth Army ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Japanese Burma Area Army ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese forces in Burma
|
| partOf |
British Army
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| primaryEnemyNation |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| reasonForNickname |
perceived neglect in media coverage compared to European theatre
ⓘ
relative lack of public recognition during and after the war ⓘ |
| role | land warfare against Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ |
| size | multi-national field army ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
defence of India
ⓘ
recapture of Burma from Japanese control ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
South East Asia Command
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied South East Asia Command
|
| theatreOfWar |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.