Siege of Myitkyina
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The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Myitkyina | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| airfieldCaptured |
Myitkyina
ⓘ
surface form:
Myitkyina airfield
|
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| commanderForAllies |
Frank Merrill
ⓘ
Joseph W. Stilwell ⓘ
surface form:
Joseph Stilwell
Sun Li-jen ⓘ |
| commanderForJapan | Genzo Mizukami ⓘ |
| conflictOf | World War II ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
Myanmar
ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
|
| date | 1944 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944-08-03 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied consolidation of northern Burma ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ Guomin Gemingjun ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese National Revolutionary Army
Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Kachin guerrillas ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| involvesUnit |
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional)
ⓘ
Chindits ⓘ Chinese X Force ⓘ Chinese Expeditionary Force ⓘ
surface form:
Chinese Y Force
Merrill's Marauders ⓘ |
| location |
Kachin
ⓘ
surface form:
Kachin State
Myitkyina ⓘ northern Burma ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combined American, Chinese, and local forces
ⓘ
difficult jungle and monsoon conditions ⓘ prolonged urban and airfield fighting ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Myitkyina airfield
ⓘ
capture of Myitkyina town ⓘ |
| opponent | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| outcome |
improved Allied logistics to China
ⓘ
secured northern terminus of Ledo Road ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied efforts to reopen the Burma Road
ⓘ
Burma campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Allied advance along the Ledo Road ⓘ |
| result | Allied victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1944-05-17 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of northern Burma
ⓘ
security of supply route to China ⓘ support for Ledo Road ⓘ support for airlift over the Hump ⓘ |
| theater |
China Burma India Theater
ⓘ
surface form:
China-Burma-India Theater
|
| townCaptured | Myitkyina ⓘ |
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