The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma. It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily involved forces of the Allies (mainly from the British Empire and the Republic of China, with support from the United States) against the invading forces of the Empire of Japan.

The Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily by British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces [3] against the forces of Imperial Japan, who were assisted by the Burmese National Army, the Indian National Army, and to …

The fighting in the Burma campaign in 1944 was among the most severe in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. It took place along the borders between Burma and India, and Burma and China, and involved the British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces, against the forces of Imperial Japan and the Indian National Army.

In January 1942, the Japanese Army invaded Burma (now called Myanmar). Allied troops endured over three years of brutal fighting, often in extreme terrain and menaced by severe weather and the threat of disease. Allied troops, led by Britain's Indian Army, reoccupied Burma in …

2011年2月17日 · When Japan entered the war on the side of the Axis powers in December 1941, her main aims were to acquire raw materials, particularly oil, rubber and tin and, through expansion of the...

2024年2月27日 · Merrill's Marauders: Combined Operations in Northern Burma in 1944. School of Hard Knocks: the Development of Close Air Support in Burma during the Second World War. Slim Chance: The Pivotal Role of Air Mobility in the Burma Campaign. Stilwell's North Burma Campaign: a Case Study in Multinational Mission Command

2010年3月2日 · In any analysis of Burma's economic malaise, political isolationism, or ethnic conflict, the havoc wrought by World War II is a vital starting point. Largely forgotten by the world outside, the war was in fact to be just the beginning of Burma's troubles.

After May 1942, the forces and operations were separated by Japanese-occupied Burma and supplies had to be flown in, first by C-46/47s and later by B-29s, over the Himalayas from India into China, an arduous and dangerous undertaking famously known as flying “Over the Hump.”

As Burma was developed into a major rice producer for the British Empire, the influx of Indian workers increased unemployment for the locals, while European land owners slowly expanded their holdings.

2017年6月8日 · During World War II, Operation Dracula was the name given to an airborne and amphibious attack on Rangoon by British and Indian forces, part of the Burma Campaign. The plan was first proposed in mid-1944 when the Allied South East Asia Command was preparing to reoccupy Burma, but was dropped as the necessary landing craft and other resources ...