Rangoon operation

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World War II operation amphibious assault military operation

The Rangoon operation, formally known as Operation Dracula, was a British-led World War II amphibious assault in 1945 to recapture Rangoon (Yangon) from Japanese control in Burma.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Advance on Rangoon 1
Allied occupation of Rangoon 1
Allied recapture of Rangoon 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aimedAt cutting off Japanese forces retreating from central Burma ⓘ
belligerent British Empire ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1945 ⓘ
followedBy Rangoon operation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Allied occupation of Rangoon
hasAlias Operation Dracula ⓘ
hasCommander Lord Louis Mountbatten ⓘ
surface form: Louis Mountbatten

William Slim ⓘ
hasObjective recapture Rangoon from Japanese control ⓘ
secure the principal port of Burma ⓘ
support Allied land advance in Burma ⓘ
hasParticipant Allied forces ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to collapse of Japanese position in Burma ⓘ
secured a major Allied base before the monsoon season of 1945 ⓘ
location Myanmar ⓘ
surface form: Burma

Myanmar ⓘ
Yangon ⓘ
surface form: Rangoon

Yangon ⓘ
operationType amphibious landing ⓘ
naval-air-ground coordinated operation ⓘ
opponent Japanese Burma Area Army ⓘ
surface form: Japanese forces in Burma
partOf Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form: Allied reconquest of Burma

Burma campaign ⓘ
plannedBy British high command in India ⓘ
South East Asia Command ⓘ
precededBy Allied advance down the Irrawaddy ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
recapture of Rangoon ⓘ
startTime 1945 ⓘ
strategicImportance facilitated reoccupation of Burma by Allied forces ⓘ
main port for Allied logistics in Burma ⓘ
supportedBy airborne and seaborne landings ⓘ
carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
naval bombardment ⓘ
theatre South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form: Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
timePeriod April 1945 ⓘ
May 1945 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operation Dracula → alsoKnownAs → Rangoon operation ⓘ
Battle of Yenangyaung → relatedTo → Rangoon operation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fall of Rangoon
Indian 44th Airborne Division → participatedIn → Rangoon operation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied recapture of Rangoon
Indian 44th Airborne Division → notableBattle → Rangoon operation ⓘ
this entity surface form: recapture of Rangoon
IV Corps (British India) → notableEngagement → Rangoon operation ⓘ
this entity surface form: Advance on Rangoon
Rangoon operation → followedBy → Rangoon operation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied occupation of Rangoon