Battle of Gurun
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The Battle of Gurun was a World War II engagement in the Malayan Campaign where British and Commonwealth forces attempted to delay the advancing Japanese army in Kedah, Malaya, in December 1941.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Gurun canonical | 2 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aimOfDefenders | slow Japanese advance toward central Malaya ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
British Indian Army units
ⓘ
Japanese 25th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | December 1941 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Kampar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
British forces
ⓘ
Commonwealth forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Gurun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kedah NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | delay Japanese advance in Malaya ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese invasion of Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Jitra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| result |
Allied retreat
ⓘ
Japanese victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defensive position on main north–south road in Kedah ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.