Siege of Myitkyina

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military conflict siege

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.

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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 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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Chinese Expeditionary Force → engagement → Siege of Myitkyina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Myitkyina

Burma campaign → hasPart → Siege of Myitkyina ⓘ

Merrill's Marauders → notableBattle → Siege of Myitkyina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Myitkyina