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.
Statements (37)
| 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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