Operation Dracula
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Operation Dracula was a World War II Allied amphibious and airborne assault aimed at recapturing Rangoon from Japanese forces during the Burma campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Dracula canonical | 5 |
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Japanese garrison largely withdrawn before main landing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 self-link ⓘ |
| commander |
Lord Louis Mountbatten
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Louis Mountbatten
Lieutenant General Philip Christison ⓘ William Slim ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General Sir William Slim
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
India
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1945-05-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied occupation of Rangoon ⓘ |
| groundForces |
Fourteenth Army
ⓘ
surface form:
14th Army
British Indian Army ⓘ |
| location |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Yangon ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| outcome | Japanese evacuation of Rangoon ⓘ |
| partOf | Burma campaign ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
South East Asia Command
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
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