Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay
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The Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a major World War II engagement in 1945 in central Burma, where Allied forces decisively defeated the Japanese, leading to the recapture of Burma.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War II ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Allied forces
ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ Fourteenth Army ⓘ
surface form:
British Fourteenth Army
British Indian Army ⓘ Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Indian Army ⓘ Japanese Burma Area Army ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCampaignType | land campaign ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Heitarō Kimura
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shozo Sakurai NERFINISHED ⓘ 1st Viscount Slim ⓘ
surface form:
William Slim
|
| hasEndDate | 1945-03 ⓘ |
| hasLocationComponent |
Mandalay
ⓘ
Meiktila ⓘ |
| hasOpposingForceType |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Japanese Army ground forces
|
| hasOutcome |
decisive defeat of Japanese forces in central Burma
ⓘ
recapture of central Burma by Allied forces ⓘ |
| hasParticipatingUnit |
Fourteenth Army
ⓘ
surface form:
14th Army (United Kingdom)
British IV Corps ⓘ British XXXIII Corps ⓘ Indian 17th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 19th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 20th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 2nd Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 5th Infantry Division ⓘ Indian 7th Infantry Division ⓘ |
| hasPhase |
assault on Mandalay
ⓘ
capture and defence of Meiktila ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCombatType | combined arms operations ⓘ |
| hasResult | Allied victory ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
broke Japanese defensive line in Burma
ⓘ
key step in Allied reconquest of Burma ⓘ opened the way for Allied advance to Rangoon ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1945-01 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicObjective |
capture of Mandalay
ⓘ
capture of Meiktila ⓘ destruction of Japanese forces in central Burma ⓘ |
| hasTheater |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| hasYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
Mandalay Region ⓘ
surface form:
central Burma
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Myanmar ⓘ |
| partOf |
Burma campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign
Burma campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Burma Campaign 1944–1945
|
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