Operation U-Go

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World War II military operation military offensive

Operation U-Go was a major Japanese offensive during World War II aimed at invading British-held India from Burma in 1944.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II military operation → military offensive →
alsoKnownAs	U-Go Offensive →
belligerent	Empire of Japan →
casualties	heavy Allied casualties → heavy Japanese casualties →
commander	Kawabe Masakazu → Renya Mutaguchi →
conflict	World War II →
country	Empire of Japan →
endTime	1944-07 →
followedBy	Allied Burma offensive of 1944–1945 →
front	India–Burma front →
hasPart	Battle of Imphal → Battle of Kohima →
location	Burma → Imphal → India → Kohima → Manipur →
militaryUnit	Japanese Fifteenth Army →
notableFor	decisive defensive victories at Imphal and Kohima → largest land battle fought in India during World War II → logistical overextension of Japanese forces →
objective	capture of Imphal → capture of Kohima → invasion of British India from Burma →
opposedBy	British Empire → British Indian Army → United Kingdom →
outcome	collapse of Japanese offensive capability in northeast India → turning point in Burma Campaign in favor of Allies →
partOf	Burma Campaign →
plannedBy	Imperial Japanese Army General Staff →
precededBy	Japanese Arakan offensive →
relatedOperation	Operation Ha-Go →
relatedTo	Indian National Army →
result	Allied victory → Japanese defeat →
startTime	1944-03 →
strategicGoal	cut Allied supply lines into China → encourage Indian National Army uprising →
theatreOfWar	South-East Asian Theatre →
year	1944 →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Burma campaign →	hasPart
South-East Asian theatre of World War II →	majorCampaign
Battle of Kohima →	relatedOperation