British Eastern Army

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The British Eastern Army was a major British Indian Army formation responsible for conducting operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II.

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British Eastern Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation
field army
activeDuring 1942
1943
1944
1945
alliedWith Allied forces
British Empire NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
branch land forces
composedOf Allied support units
British Army units
British Indian Army units
conflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
country British India
engagement Arakan Campaigns NERFINISHED
Burma Campaign NERFINISHED
defence of Eastern India
garrison Eastern India NERFINISHED
notableFor operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II
operatedIn Arakan NERFINISHED
Assam NERFINISHED
Bengal NERFINISHED
Burma NERFINISHED
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese Burma Area Army NERFINISHED
partOf British Army in the Second World War NERFINISHED
British Indian Army NERFINISHED
responsibleFor defence of Eastern India against Japanese advances
offensive operations into Burma
role conducting operations in the Burma theater
conducting operations in the Eastern India theater
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief India NERFINISHED
General Headquarters India NERFINISHED
theater Burma NERFINISHED
Eastern India NERFINISHED

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Burma Corps subordinateTo British Eastern Army