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The Japanese occupation of Burma was the period between 1942 and 1945 during World War II, when Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan. The Japanese had assisted formation of the Burma Independence Army, and trained the Thirty Comrades, who were the founders of the modern Armed Forces . The Burmese hoped to gain support of the Japanese in ...
The Japanese invasion of Burma was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma (present-day Myanmar) as part of the Pacific Theater of World War II. The initial invasion in 1942 resulted in the capture of Rangoon and the retreat of British, Indian, and Chinese forces.
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 some degree by Thailand.
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.
Imphal 1944 (Japanese: 1944年インパール, romanized: 1944-Nen inpāru) is a 2014 Japanese-English bilingual feature film based on the Battle of Imphal of World War II. It was directed and produced by London based Japanese actor and filmmaker Junichi Kajioka .
History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The War Against Japan Vol II, India's Most Dangerous Hour. London: HM Stationery Office (Uckfield: Naval & Military). ISBN 1-845740-61-0. [2004] Jon Latimer, Burma: The Forgotten War, London: John Murray, 2004. ISBN 978-0-7195-6576-2; Mead, Richard (2007).
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.
The Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II took place over four years from 1942 to 1945. During the first year of the campaign, the Imperial Japanese Army with aid from Burmese insurgents had driven British forces and Chinese forces out of Burma, and occupied most of the country.