Fourteenth Army

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Allied army formation British Army formation field army

The Fourteenth Army was a major British-led Allied field army in World War II, best known for its pivotal role in defeating Japanese forces in the Burma campaign.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
British Fourteenth Army	14
Fourteenth Army canonical	9
14th Army	2
Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)	2
14th Army (British) in Burma	1
14th Army (United Kingdom)	1
Fourteenth Army (British)	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Allied army formation ⓘ British Army formation ⓘ field army ⓘ
allegiance	Allies of World War II ⓘ surface form: Allied powers
areaOfOperations	Myanmar ⓘ surface form: Burma India ⓘ Southeast Asia ⓘ surface form: South-East Asia
branch	Army ⓘ
campaign	Allied reconquest of Burma ⓘ
commander	William Slim ⓘ surface form: Lieutenant-General William Slim William Slim ⓘ surface form: William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedIn	1945 ⓘ
engagement	Battle of Imphal ⓘ Battle of Kohima ⓘ Burma campaign ⓘ surface form: Burma campaign 1944–1945
formedIn	1943 ⓘ
foughtAlongside	American forces in Burma ⓘ British Fourteenth Army Group units ⓘ Chinese forces in Burma ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters	India ⓘ
historicalReputation	one of the largest Allied armies of World War II ⓘ
includedPersonnelFrom	Africa ⓘ British Empire ⓘ India ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
nickname	Forgotten Army ⓘ
notableCommander	1st Viscount Slim ⓘ surface form: William Slim
notableFor	defeating Japanese forces in the Burma campaign ⓘ
opponent	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ
partOf	Allied forces ⓘ British Army ⓘ
role	land warfare ⓘ
size	field army ⓘ
strength	over one million men at peak strength ⓘ
subordinateUnit	African divisions ⓘ British divisions ⓘ IV Corps (British India) ⓘ Indian divisions ⓘ XV Corps (British India) ⓘ XXXIII Corps (British India) ⓘ
theatre	Burma campaign ⓘ South-East Asian theatre of World War II ⓘ

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Burma campaign → notableForce → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

William Slim → commanded → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

Operation Dracula → groundForces → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 14th Army

Battle of Imphal → involvedForce → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourteenth Army (British)

Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay → hasBelligerent → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay → hasParticipatingUnit → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 14th Army (United Kingdom)

Battle of Kohima → combatant → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

South East Asia Command → subordinateFormation → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 14th Army

South East Asia Command → subordinateFormation → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Bill Slim → partOf → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Defeat Into Victory → focusesOn → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards) → alliedTo → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: 14th Army (British) in Burma

Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

U-Go offensive → belligerent → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Forgotten Army → officialName → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

IV Corps (British India) → partOf → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

IV Corps (British India) → subordinateTo → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

XV Corps (British India) → partOf → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

XV Corps (British India) → associatedWith → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)

XXXIII Corps (British India) → partOf → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)

Indian 17th Infantry Division → higherCommand → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

Meiktila → recapturedBy → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Indian 19th Infantry Division → partOf → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Indian 19th Infantry Division → higherCommand → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

Operation Ha-Go → opponent → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Indian 20th Infantry Division → associatedWith → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

Indian 7th Infantry Division → servedUnder → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

British IV Corps → subordinateTo → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

Third Tactical Air Force → supportedFormation → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army

XVII Corps (British Indian Army) → operatedUnderCommandOf → Fourteenth Army ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Fourteenth Army