Indaw region
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The Indaw region is an area in northern Burma (Myanmar) that served as a significant operational zone during World War II, notably in Allied airborne and special operations campaigns.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geographic region ⓘ |
| conflict |
Allied offensive in northern Burma
ⓘ
Burma campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Myanmar ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirfield | Indaw airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRailway | Myitkyina–Mandalay railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver | Irrawaddy River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown |
Banmauk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katha NERFINISHED ⓘ Pinlebu NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuntho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTown | Indaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Burmese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Burma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sagaing Region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Chindit operations around Indaw
ⓘ
airborne assaults on Indaw airfields ⓘ |
| partOf | Upper Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfTheater | China–Burma–India Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
access to railway and river transport routes
ⓘ
control of communications between central Burma and northern Burma ⓘ |
| terrain |
forested hills
ⓘ
jungle ⓘ river valleys ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMilitarySignificance |
1943
ⓘ
1944 ⓘ 1945 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air supply operations
ⓘ
evacuation of wounded personnel ⓘ forward bases for long-range penetration groups ⓘ interdiction of Japanese supply lines ⓘ |
| wasOperationalZoneAgainst | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasOperationalZoneFor |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Chindits NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army units NERFINISHED ⓘ Special Force (3rd Indian Infantry Division) NERFINISHED ⓘ US Army Air Forces transport units NERFINISHED ⓘ airborne operations ⓘ special operations ⓘ |
| wasOperationalZoneIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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