Forgotten Army

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British Army formation field army

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.

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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 ⓘ

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Fourteenth Army → nickname → Forgotten Army ⓘ

Forgotten Army → nickname → Forgotten Army self-link ⓘ