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Burma campaign (1944), the Glossary

The fighting in the Burma campaign in 1944 was among the most severe in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II.^[1]

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Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.

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Andaman Islands

The Andaman Islands are an archipelago, made up of 200 islands, in the northeastern Indian Ocean about southwest off the coasts of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady Region.

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Arakan campaign (1942–1943)

The Arakan campaign of 1942–1943 was the first tentative Allied attack into Burma, following the Japanese invasion of Burma earlier in 1942, during the Second World War.

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Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell

Field Marshal Archibald Percival Wavell, 1st Earl Wavell, (5 May 1883 – 24 May 1950) was a senior officer of the British Army.

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Assam

Assam is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.

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The Provisional Government of Free India or, more simply, Azad Hind, was a short-lived Japanese-controlled provisional government in India. Burma campaign (1944) and Azad Hind are Indian National Army and military history of India during World War II.

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Battle of Imphal

The Battle of Imphal (language|ja-paan laan|Japanese invasion) took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in Northeast India from March until July 1944. Burma campaign (1944) and Battle of Imphal are Burma campaign (1943–1944), conflicts in 1944 and Indian National Army.

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Battle of Kohima

The Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U-Go offensive into India in 1944 during the Second World War. Burma campaign (1944) and Battle of Kohima are Burma campaign (1943–1944), conflicts in 1944 and Indian National Army.

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Battle of Shangshak

The Battle of Shangshak took place in Manipur in the forested and mountainous frontier area between India and Burma, from 20 March to 26 March 1944. Burma campaign (1944) and Battle of Shangshak are Burma campaign (1943–1944).

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Battle of the Admin Box

The Battle of the Admin Box (sometimes referred to as the Battle of Ngakyedauk or the Battle of Sinzweya) took place on the southern front of the Burma campaign from 5 to 23 February 1944, in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. Burma campaign (1944) and Battle of the Admin Box are 1944 in Burma, Burma campaign (1943–1944) and Indian National Army.

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Battle of the Tennis Court

The Battle of the Tennis Court was part of the wider Battle of Kohima that was fought in North East India from 4 April to 22 June 1944 during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War. Burma campaign (1944) and Battle of the Tennis Court are Burma campaign (1943–1944) and conflicts in 1944.

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Bernard Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae

Brigadier Bernard Edward Fergusson, Baron Ballantrae, (6 May 1911 – 28 November 1980) was a British Army officer and military historian who served as the tenth governor-general of New Zealand from 1962 to 1967.

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Bhamo

Bhamo (မန်မော်မြို့ ban: mau mrui., also spelt Banmaw; မၢၼ်ႈမူဝ်ႇ; ᥛᥫᥒᥰ ᥛᥨᥝᥱ; 新街, Hsinkai) is a city in Kachin State in northern Myanmar, south of the state capital, (Myitkyina).

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Brahmaputra River

The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Tibet (China), Northeastern India, and Bangladesh.

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British Raj

The British Raj (from Hindustani, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent,.

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British rule in Burma

The British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony, and finally independence.

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Burma Area Army

The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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Burma campaign

The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma. Burma campaign (1944) and Burma campaign are 1944 in Burma, battles and operations of World War II involving Japan, Indian National Army, Lord Mountbatten, military history of India during World War II and military history of Thailand during World War II.

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Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang Kai-shek (31 October 18875 April 1975) was a Chinese statesman, revolutionary, and military commander.

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China Burma India theater

China Burma India Theater (CBI) was the United States military designation during World War II for the China and Southeast Asian or India–Burma (IBT) theaters. Burma campaign (1944) and China Burma India theater are Burma campaign.

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Chindits

The Chindits, officially known as Long Range Penetration Groups, were special operations units of the British and Indian armies which saw action in 1943–1944 during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Burma campaign (1944) and Chindits are Burma campaign.

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Chindwin River

The Chindwin River (Chindwin Myin), also known as the Ningthi River (Ningthi Turel), is a river flowing entirely in Myanmar, and the largest tributary of the country's main river, the Irrawaddy. Its official name is also spelled Chindwinn.

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Chongqing

Chongqing is a municipality in Southwestern China.

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Colonial Nigeria

Colonial Nigeria was ruled by the British Empire from the mid-nineteenth century until 1 October 1960 when Nigeria achieved independence.

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Combined Operations Headquarters

Combined Operations Headquarters was a department of the British War Office set up during Second World War to harass the Germans on the European continent by means of raids carried out by use of combined naval and army forces. Burma campaign (1944) and combined Operations Headquarters are Lord Mountbatten.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Dimapur

Dimapur is the largest city and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland.

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain

The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota (RAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner.

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Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan, also referred to as the Japanese Empire, Imperial Japan, or simply Japan, was the Japanese nation-state that existed from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until the enactment of the reformed Constitution of Japan in 1947.

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Fifteenth Army (Japan)

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)

The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during the Second World War.

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Gambia Colony and Protectorate

The Gambia Colony and Protectorate was the British colonial administration of The Gambia from 1821 to 1965, part of the British Empire in the New Imperialism era.

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Geoffry Scoones

General Sir Geoffry Allen Percival Scoones, (also spelt Geoffrey; 25 January 1893 – 19 September 1975) was a senior officer in the Indian Army during the Second World War.

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George Giffard

General Sir George James Giffard, (27 September 1886 – 17 November 1964) was a British military officer, who had a distinguished career in command of African troops in the First World War, rising to command an Army Group in South East Asia in the Second World War.

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Gurkha

The Gurkhas or Gorkhas, with the endonym Gorkhali (Nepali: गोर्खाली), are soldiers native to the Indian subcontinent, chiefly residing within Nepal and some parts of North India.

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Hill station

A hill station is a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley.

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Himalayas

The Himalayas, or Himalaya.

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Hisaichi Terauchi

Count was a Gensui (or field marshal) in the Imperial Japanese Army, commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group during World War II.

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Hopin, Kachin State

Hopin (ဟိုပင်မြို့; ဝဵင်းႁူဝ်ပၢင်ႇ; also Hobin) is a town in Mohnyin Township, Kachin State, in north-east Myanmar.

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Imperial General Headquarters

The was part of the Supreme War Council and was established in 1893 to coordinate efforts between the Imperial Japanese Army and Imperial Japanese Navy during wartime.

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Imphal

Imphal is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur.

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Indaw

Indaw (ဝဵင်းဢၢင်းတေႃႇ, အင်းတော) is a town in northern Myanmar and is the principal town of Indaw Township, Katha District, Sagaing Region.

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Indian National Army

The Indian National Army (INA; Azad Hind Fauj; 'Free Indian Army') was a collaborationist armed unit of Indian collaborators that fought under the command of the Japanese Empire. Burma campaign (1944) and Indian National Army are military history of India during World War II.

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IV Corps (United Kingdom)

IV Corps was a corps-sized formation of the British Army, formed in both the First World War and the Second World War.

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Japanese invasion of Burma

The Japanese invasion of Burma was the opening phase of the Burma campaign in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, which took place over four years from 1942 to 1945. Burma campaign (1944) and Japanese invasion of Burma are Burma campaign, military history of India during World War II, military history of Thailand during World War II and military history of Yunnan.

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John Masters

Lieutenant Colonel John Masters, DSO, OBE (26 October 1914 – 7 May 1983) was a British novelist and regular officer of the Indian Army.

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Joseph Stilwell

Joseph Warren "Vinegar Joe" Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army general who served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II.

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Jungle warfare

Jungle warfare or woodland warfare is warfare in forests, jungles, or similar environments.

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Kabaw Valley

The Kabaw Valley also known as Kubo valley is a highland valley in Myanmar's western Sagaing Division, close to the border with India's Manipur.

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Kachin Hills

The Kachin Hills are a heavily forested group of highlands in the extreme northeastern area of the Kachin State of Burma.

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Kaladan River

The Kaladan (ကုလားတန်မြစ်) or Kissapanadi River (ကစ္ဆပနဒီ), also known as the Beino, Bawinu and Kolodyne, is a river in eastern Mizoram State of India, and in Chin State and Rakhine State of western Myanmar.

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Kamaing

Kamaing (ကာမိုင်းမြို့; also Kamine) is a jade-mining town in the Kachin State of the northernmost part of Myanmar.

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Kōtoku Satō

was a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II.

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Kenya Colony

The Colony and Protectorate of Kenya, commonly known as British Kenya or British East Africa, was part of the British Empire in Africa from 1920 until 1963.

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Kingdom of Nepal

The Kingdom of Nepal (नेपाल अधिराज्य) was a Hindu kingdom in South Asia, formed in 1768 by the expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom, which lasted until 2008 when the kingdom became the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal.

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Kunming

Kunming is the capital and largest city of the province of Yunnan in China.

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Ledo Road

The Ledo Road (လီဒိုလမ်းမ) was an overland connection between British India and China, built during World War II to enable the Western Allies to deliver supplies to China and aid the war effort against Japan. Burma campaign (1944) and Ledo Road are military history of India during World War II.

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Lord Mountbatten

Admiral of the Fleet Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family.

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Lushai Brigade

The Lushai Brigade was an improvised fighting formation of the British Indian Army which was formed during World War II.

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M3 Lee

The M3 Lee, officially Medium Tank, M3, was an American medium tank used during World War II.

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M3 Stuart

The M3 Stuart/light tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II.

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Marco Polo Bridge incident

The Marco Polo Bridge incident, also known as the Lugou Bridge incident or the July 7 incident, was a battle during July 1937 in the district of Beijing between the National Revolutionary Army of the Republic of China's and the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Masakazu Kawabe

was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army.

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Maungdaw

Maungdaw (Moṅḍu) is a town in Rakhine State, in the western part of Myanmar (Burma).

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Merrill's Marauders

Merrill’s Marauders (named after Frank Merrill) or Unit Galahad, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), was a United States Army long range penetration special operations jungle warfare unit, which fought in the Southeast Asian theater of World War II, or China-Burma-India Theater (CBI).

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Mike Calvert

Brigadier James Michael Calvert, (6 March 1913 – 26 November 1998) was a British Army officer who was involved in special operations in Burma during the Second World War.

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Montagu Stopford

General Sir Montagu George North Stopford, (16 November 1892 – 10 March 1971) was a senior British Army officer who fought during both the First and Second World Wars.

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Myitkyina

Myitkyina ((Eng; mitchinar) Jinghpaw: Myitkyina) is the capital city of Kachin State in Myanmar (Burma), located from Yangon, and from Mandalay.

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Normandy landings

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Burma campaign (1944) and Normandy landings are conflicts in 1944.

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North-east Indian railways during World War II

The efficient running of the North-east Indian railways during World War II became critical to the success of the Allied war effort in the South-East Asian Theatre.

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Northern Combat Area Command

The Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) was a subcommand of the Allied South East Asia Command (SEAC) during World War II. Burma campaign (1944) and Northern Combat Area Command are Burma campaign.

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Operation U-Go

The U Go offensive, or Operation C (ウ号作戦 U Gō sakusen), was the Japanese offensive launched in March 1944 against forces of the British Empire in the northeast Indian regions of Manipur and the Naga Hills (then administered as part of Assam). Burma campaign (1944) and Operation U-Go are Burma campaign (1943–1944), conflicts in 1944 and Indian National Army.

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Orde Wingate

Major General Orde Charles Wingate, (26 February 1903 – 24 March 1944) was a senior British Army officer known for his creation of the Chindit deep-penetration missions in Japanese-held territory during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War.

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Orion Publishing Group

Orion Publishing Group Ltd.

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Pacific War

The Pacific War, sometimes called the Asia–Pacific War or the Pacific Theater, was the theater of World War II that was fought in eastern Asia, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and Oceania.

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Patkai

The Pat-kai (Pron:pʌtˌkaɪ) or Patkai Bum (Burmese: Kumon Taungdan) are a series of mountains in the Indo-Myanmar border falling in the northeastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Upper Burma region of Myanmar.

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Philip Christison

General Sir Alexander Frank Philip Christison, 4th Baronet, (17 November 1893 – 21 December 1993) was a British Army officer who served with distinction during the world wars.

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Protectorate of Uganda

The Protectorate of Uganda was a protectorate of the British Empire from 1894 to 1962.

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Rakhine State

Rakhine State (Rakhine and), formerly known as Arakan State, is a state in Myanmar (Burma).

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Redoubt

A redoubt (historically redout) is a fort or fort system usually consisting of an enclosed defensive emplacement outside a larger fort, usually relying on earthworks, although some are constructed of stone or brick.

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Renya Mutaguchi

was a Japanese military officer, lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and field commander of the IJA forces during the Battle of Imphal.

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Republic of China (1912–1949)

The Republic of China (ROC), or simply China, as a sovereign state was based on mainland China from 1912 to 1949, when the government retreated to Taiwan, where it continues to be based.

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Robert Grainger Ker Thompson

Sir Robert Grainger Ker Thompson (1916–1992) was a British military officer and counter-insurgency expert who "was widely regarded on both sides of the Atlantic as the world's leading expert on countering the Mao Tse-tung technique of rural guerrilla insurgency".

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Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

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Royal Indian Air Force

The Royal Indian Air Force (RIAF) was the aerial force of British India and later the Dominion of India. Burma campaign (1944) and Royal Indian Air Force are military history of India during World War II.

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Salween River

The Salween is a Southeast Asian river, about long, flowing from the Tibetan Plateau south into the Andaman Sea. The Salween flows primarily within southwest China and eastern Myanmar (Burma), with a short section forming the border of Burma and Thailand. Throughout most of its course, it runs swiftly through rugged mountain canyons.

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Second Sino-Japanese War

The Second Sino-Japanese War was fought between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan between 1937 and 1945, following a period of war localized to Manchuria that started in 1931.

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Seppuku

, also called, is a form of Japanese ritualistic suicide by disembowelment.

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Sittwe

Sittwe, formerly Akyab (အာကျပ်), is the capital of Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma).

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South East Asia Command

South East Asia Command (SEAC) was the body set up to be in overall charge of Allied operations in the South-East Asian Theatre during the Second World War. Burma campaign (1944) and South East Asia Command are Lord Mountbatten.

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South-East Asian theatre of World War II

The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II consisted of the campaigns of the Pacific War in the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Indochina, Burma, India, Malaya and Singapore between 1941 and 1945.

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Southern Expeditionary Army Group

The was a general army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.

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State of Burma

The State of Burma (ビルマ國, Biruma-koku) was a Japanese puppet state created by Japan in 1943 during the Japanese occupation of Burma in World War II.

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Subhas Chandra Bose

Subhas Chandra Bose (23 January 1897 – 18 August 1945) was an Indian nationalist whose defiance of British authority in India made him a hero among many Indians, but his wartime alliances with Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan left a legacy vexed by authoritarianism, anti-Semitism, and military failure. Burma campaign (1944) and Subhas Chandra Bose are Indian National Army.

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Sun Li-jen

Sun Li-jen (December 8, 1900November 19, 1990) was a Chinese Nationalist (KMT) general, a graduate of Virginia Military Institute in the United States, best known for his leadership in the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Chinese Civil War.

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Tamils

The Tamils, also known as the Tamilar, are a Dravidian ethnolinguistic group who natively speak the Tamil language and trace their ancestry mainly to India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, to the union territory of Puducherry, and to Sri Lanka.

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Tamu, Myanmar

Tamu is a town in the Kabaw Valley in the Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar near the border with the eastern Indian state of Manipur.

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Tedim

Tedim ((Rih Bual, the Hausapi, the Gullu Mual, the Zangmualli, the Tuikangpi, the Suangsuang, and the Lentangmual. There are dams, caves, peaks, and other attractions, including Lennupa Mual, the Twin Fairy Hill and other historic sites.

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Tengchong

Tengchong is a county-level city of Baoshan City, western Yunnan province, People's Republic of China.

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The Hump

The Hump was the name given by Allied pilots in the Second World War to the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains over which they flew military transport aircraft from India to China to resupply the Chinese war effort of Chiang Kai-shek and the units of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) based in China.

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Thirty-Third Army (Japan)

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

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Twenty-Eighth Army (Japan)

The was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final days of World War II.

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Ukhrul

Ukhrul (Tangkhul pronunciation:/ˈuːkˌɹəl or ˈuːkˌɹʊl/), also known as Hunphun, is a town in the state of Manipur, India.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Army Air Forces

The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF or AAF) was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma_campaign_(1944)

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See also

1944 in Burma

Battles and operations of World War II involving Japan

Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom

Burma campaign

Burma campaign (1943–1944)

Lord Mountbatten

Military history of India during World War II

Military history of Thailand during World War II

Military history of Yunnan