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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 January 2025. Ground forces branch of the armed forces of Myanmar "Burmese Army" redirects here. For other uses, see Burma Army (disambiguation). Myanmar Army တပ်မတော် (ကြည်း) (Burmese) lit. ' Tatmadaw (Kyi) ' 'Armed Forces (Army)' Emblem of the Myanmar Army [a] Founded 1945 ...
The mine is used by the Myanmar Army. [10] [11] M14: Anti-personnel mine United States Myanmar: Unknown Unlicensed copies of the M14 landmine may have been manufactured by Myanmar Defense Products Industries since 2008. [7] [8] [9] The mine is used by the Myanmar Army. [10] [11] M16: Bounding anti-personnel mine United States Myanmar: Unknown
On 1 April 1937, Burma was made a separate colony, and Burmese were now eligible to join the army. But few Burmese bothered to join. Before World War II began, the British Burma Army consisted of Karen (27.8%), Chin (22.6%), Kachin (22.9%), and Burmese 12.3%, without counting their British officer corps. [31]
The Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA; Burmese: တိုးတက်သော ဗုဒ္ဓဘာသာ ကရင်အမျိုးသား တပ်ဖွဲ့) was an insurgent group of Buddhist soldiers and officers in Myanmar that split from the predominantly Christian-led Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), one of the largest rebel factions in Myanmar.
The Burmese army defeated the Manipuri army, and ransacked the entire country, which the Manipuris call the First Devastation. [ 128 ] [ 129 ] After Lower Burma was conquered, Alaungpaya himself led another expedition in November 1758, this time to place the Burmese nominee to the Manipuri throne.
The Burma Independence Army (BIA) [a] was a pro-Japanese and revolutionary army that fought for the end of British rule in Burma by assisting the Japanese in their conquest of the country in 1942 during World War II. It was the first post-colonial army in Burmese history.
Pagan commander Aung Zwa in the service of Narapatisithu. The Royal Burmese Army had its origins in the military of the early Pagan Kingdom circa mid-9th century. The earliest recorded history was the foundation of the fortified city of Pagan (Bagan) in 849 by the Mranma, who had entered the Upper Irrawaddy valley along with the Nanzhao raids of the 830s that destroyed the Pyu city states.
Royal Burmese armed forces, army of Burma under native dynasties until 1885; British Burma Army (1 Apr. 1937 – 7 Sept. 1945), army created when Burma was separated from the British Raj (India) Burma Independence Army (28 Dec. 1941 – 24 July 1942), army created by Japan to assist in its conquest of Burma