Burma Independence Army

E665760
armed group military organization

The Burma Independence Army was a nationalist military force formed during World War II that initially allied with Japan to fight British colonial rule in Burma.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Burma National Army 4
Burma Independence Army canonical 2
Burmese Independence Army 2

Statements (34)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeInConflict World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
alliedWith Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ
alsoKnownAs BIA NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith State of Burma (Japanese-sponsored) NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictRole collaborated with Japanese forces against British forces in Burma ⓘ
country Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateFormed 1941 ⓘ
disbanded 1942 ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly ethnic Bamar ⓘ
formedAs nationalist military force ⓘ
formedDuring Japanese invasion of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedIn Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ
goal independence of Burma from British colonial rule ⓘ
ideology Burmese nationalism ⓘ
notableFor being first modern Burmese nationalist army ⓘ
notableMember Aung San NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ne Win NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposedTo British colonial rule in Burma ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
organizedBy Aung San NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thirty Comrades NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Burmese independence movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
predecessorOf Burma Defence Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burma National Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
reorganizedAs Burma Defence Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInHistory precursor to modern Burmese armed forces ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supportedBy Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japanese government NERFINISHED ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
trainedBy Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burma Defence Army
Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burma National Army
Aung San → founded → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
Aung San → workedFor → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burma National Army
Tatmadaw → originatedFrom → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burmese Independence Army
Tatmadaw → precededBy → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burmese Independence Army
Tatmadaw → precededBy → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burmese Defence Army
Tatmadaw → precededBy → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Patriotic Burmese Forces
XV Corps (British India) → opponent → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burmese National Army (pro-Japanese phase)
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League → foundedBy → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burma National Army
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League → hasPart → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
this entity surface form: Burma National Army