United Kingdom (indirectly via Burma operations)

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Allied power in World War II sovereign state

The United Kingdom is a major European nation and former global empire that played a significant Allied role in World War II, including military campaigns in Burma connected to the China Theater.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Allied power in World War II → sovereign state →
alliedWith	Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist government → Franklin D. Roosevelt’s United States administration → Soviet Union →
capital	London →
colonialRelationshipWith	Burma →
commandStructure	South East Asia Command →
continent	Europe →
cooperatedWith	British Indian Army → Republic of China → US China–Burma–India Theater command → United States NERFINISHED →
coordinatedThrough	Combined Chiefs of Staff →
coordinatedWith	China Theater command structures →
foughtAgainst	Empire of Japan →
indirectImpactOn	Allied strategy in the China–Burma–India Theater → China Theater logistics →
indirectlySupported	Chinese Nationalist forces via Burma operations →
involvedIn	Battle of Imphal → Battle of Kohima → Central Burma offensive (1945) → First Arakan campaign → Second Arakan campaign →
logisticalContribution	supply routes through India and Burma to China →
militaryBranchInvolved	British Army → Royal Air Force → Royal Navy →
notableCommanderInBurmaOperations	Louis Mountbatten → William Slim →
participantIn	Burma campaign → China–Burma–India Theater → Southeast Asian Theater of World War II → World War II →
partOf	Allies in World War II → United Nations coalition in World War II →
ruled	Burma →
strategicObjectiveInBurma	defend India → reconquer Burma from Japan → reopen land communications with China →
supported	The Hump airlift operations via coordination with Allies →
supportedConstructionOf	Ledo Road →
timePeriodOfRule	British rule in Burma (1885–1948) →
usedForOperations	Burma → India →
warAimInAsia	defeat Imperial Japan → restore British colonial control in Burma →

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Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
China Theater →	alliedPower