Operation Dracula

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World War II operation military operation

Operation Dracula was a World War II Allied amphibious and airborne assault aimed at recapturing Rangoon from Japanese forces during the Burma campaign.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II operation → military operation →
airborneForces	British 2nd Division elements → Indian 44th Airborne Division →
airSupportFrom	Royal Air Force → United States Army Air Forces →
alsoKnownAs	Rangoon operation →
belligerent	Allies →
casualtiesSide	Japanese garrison largely withdrawn before main landing → relatively light Allied casualties →
codename	Operation Dracula →
commander	Admiral Louis Mountbatten → Lieutenant General Philip Christison → Lieutenant General Sir William Slim →
conflict	World War II →
country	British India →
countryInvolved	India → Japan → United Kingdom → United States →
endDate	1945-05-03 →
followedBy	Allied occupation of Rangoon →
groundForces	14th Army → British Indian Army →
location	Burma → Rangoon →
navalSupportFrom	Royal Navy → United States Navy →
notableFeature	combined amphibious and airborne assault → conducted late in the Burma campaign →
objective	recapture Rangoon →
operationType	airborne assault → amphibious assault →
opposingForce	Empire of Japan →
outcome	Japanese evacuation of Rangoon →
partOf	Burma campaign →
plannedBy	Allied South East Asia Command →
precededBy	Allied advance in central Burma →
result	Allied victory → capture of Rangoon →
startDate	1945-05-01 →
strategicPurpose	cut off retreating Japanese forces in Burma → secure port facilities for Allied logistics →
theatre	South-East Asian theatre of World War II →
year	1945 →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Dracula →	codename
South East Asia Command →	coordinatedOperation
Burma campaign →	hasPart
South-East Asian theatre of World War II →	majorCampaign