Commander-in-Chief of the Burma National Army
E760071
The Commander-in-Chief of the Burma National Army was the top military leader of Burma’s principal nationalist armed force during World War II, central to the country’s struggle for independence from British colonial rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Burma | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command position
ⓘ
military office ⓘ military rank ⓘ |
| abolishedAfter | end of World War II in Burma ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Burma National Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedIdeology |
Burmese independence
ⓘ
anti-imperialism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burma Defence Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burma Independence Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Burmese nationalism ⓘ anti-colonial movements in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| commands | Burma National Army ground forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | subordinate units of the Burma National Army ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentRank |
army commander
ⓘ
general officer ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | Japanese occupation of Burma in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | territory of Burma under nationalist control ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | top military leader ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Japanese occupation of Burma
ⓘ
end of British colonial rule in Burma ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced | post-independence Burmese military leadership structures ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| laterAlignedWith | Allied forces (late World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Rangoon (Yangon) (de facto headquarters) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | army ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading Burma’s principal nationalist armed force during World War II ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Aung San NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Aung San NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderEnd | 1945 ⓘ |
| officeHolderStart | 1943 ⓘ |
| partOf | armed forces of Burma (World War II) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Commander-in-Chief of the Burmese Armed Forces (post-independence) ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Prime Minister of Burma (wartime nationalist government) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Japanese military authorities (early phase)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civilian nationalist leadership of Burma ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of military operations against British colonial forces (early war phase)
ⓘ
coordination of military operations against Japanese forces (late war phase) ⓘ overall military command of the Burma National Army ⓘ strategic direction of nationalist armed struggle in Burma ⓘ |
| roleIn | Burmese independence movement ⓘ |
| successorTo | Commander-in-Chief of the Burma Independence Army ⓘ |
| symbolizes | Burmese military leadership in the independence struggle ⓘ |
| timeInForce | during Japanese-sponsored State of Burma (1943–1945) ⓘ |
| typeOfCommand | national-level command ⓘ |
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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Burma