Salween offensive

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The Salween offensive was a major World War II Allied campaign in the China-Burma-India theater aimed at driving Japanese forces out of northern Burma and reopening the land route to China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign
military offensive
belligerent British India
Japan
surface form: Imperial Japan

Republic of China
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
conflict World War II
conflictType land campaign
contributedTo improved Allied logistics to China
reopening of the Burma Road
countryInvolved China
Japan
United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States
goal drive Japanese forces out of northern Burma
reopen Burma Road
reopen land route to China
hasCause Japanese occupation of Burma
hasEffect strengthened Allied position in Southeast Asia
involvedForce Allied air support
Central Army of the Kuomintang
surface form: Chinese Nationalist forces
location Myanmar
surface form: Burma

Myanmar
northern Burma
namedAfter Salween River
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
partOf Burma campaign
surface form: Burma Campaign

China Burma India Theater
surface form: China-Burma-India Theater
result Allied victory
riverCrossing Salween River NERFINISHED
startTime 1944
strategicObjective secure overland supply route to China
support Chinese war effort against Japan
theaterOfOperations China Burma India Theater
surface form: China-Burma-India Theater
timePeriod 1940s
20th century

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China Theater majorCampaign Salween offensive