Japanese conquest of Burma

When

14 Dec 1941 – May 1942

Kind

Military operation

Coordinates

17.27° N, 96.55° E

Description

military operation during World War Two

Placed at the middle of related events.

Part of World War II

The Japanese invasion of Burma, referred to by the BIA in 1941 as the fourth Anglo-Burmese war or the war of Burmese Independence, was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma as part of the Pacific theatre of World War II. The initial invasion in 1942 resulted in the capture of Rangoon and the retreat of British, Indian, and Chinese forces.

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• Wikidata: military operations, raids and air strikesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Japanische Eroberung Burmas: Nach ihrer Niederlage in der Schlacht um Pegu ziehen sich die alliierten Truppen aus der burmesischen Hauptstadt Rangun zurück”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Завершение Бирманской операции японских войск”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page