Battle of the Admin Box

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The Battle of the Admin Box was a pivotal 1944 engagement in the Burma campaign of World War II, where Allied forces successfully withstood and repelled a major Japanese offensive in the Arakan region, marking a turning point in the fighting in Southeast Asia.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Ngakyedauk Pass
belligerent British Empire
British Indian Army
Imperial Japanese Army
Japan
United Kingdom
combatType jungle warfare
land battle
conflict Burma campaign
World War II
countryInvolved India
endDate 1944-02-23
followedBy subsequent Allied advances in Arakan
front Arakan front
historicalEra 20th century
World War II in Asia
involves Allied forces
Japanese forces
location Arakan
Burma
Myanmar
notableFeature Allied forces held defensive box position instead of retreating
Japanese forces attempted infiltration and encirclement tactics
reliance on air supply by Allied forces
outcome Japanese offensive repelled
partOf Burma campaign
Second World War
World War II
precededBy First Arakan campaign
region South Asia
Southeast Asia
result Allied victory
significance first major defeat of Japanese tactics in the Arakan by Allied forces
turning point in the Burma campaign
startDate 1944-02-05
strategicEffect boosted Allied morale in Burma
undermined Japanese reputation for invincibility in jungle warfare
tacticsUsedByAllies air resupply
close air support
static defence in fortified administrative box
tacticsUsedByJapan cutting supply lines
encirclement
infiltration
theatre Southeast Asian theatre of World War II
timePeriod February 1944

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Burma campaign
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