Burma campaign
December 14, 1941 – September 13, 1945 · Burma campaign
Result Allied victory
Campaign for Burma between British Commonwealth, Chinese and US forces and the Japanese army. Japan conquered Burma in 1942; Allied forces under William Slim retook it in 1944 and 1945 after victories at Imphal and Kohima.
Allies
Axis
Other
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Strength and losses
- Wounded
- 44,731
United States Strength 12,000 · Casualties 3,253
India Strength 43,000
Republic of China Casualties 122,163–143,163
United Kingdom Casualties c. 86,600
Thailand Strength 35,000
Units
Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)
Myanmar Army
New 1st Army
17 Mountain Division (India)
20th Indian Infantry Division
26th Indian Infantry Division
2nd Infantry Division (United Kingdom)
39th Mountain Division (India)
5th Infantry Division (India)
29th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom)
7th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)
75th Ranger Regiment
King's African Rifles
Madras Engineer Group
Battles 15
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Japanese invasion of Burma December 14, 1941 – May 1942 · Japanese victory
- Battle of Bilin River February 18, 1942 · Japanese victory
- Battle of Sittang Bridge February 23, 1942 · Japanese victory
- Battle of Pegu March 7, 1942 · Japanese victory
- Burma campaign (1942–1943) June 1942 – September 1943 · Axis victory
- Arakan campaign (1942–1943) December 1942 – May 1943 · Japanese victory
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Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan October 1943 – March 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of Mount Song June 4 – September 7, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Admin Box February 5–23, 1944 · Allied victory
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Operation U-Go March 1944 – June 1944 · British victory
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Battle of Imphal March 8 – July 3, 1944 · British victory
- Battle of Shangshak March 20–26, 1944
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Battle of Kohima April 4 – June 22, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Tennis Court April 8 – May 13, 1944 · Allied victory
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Battle of Imphal March 8 – July 3, 1944 · British victory
- Battle of Shangshak March 20–26, 1944
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Battle of Kohima April 4 – June 22, 1944 · Allied victory
- Battle of the Tennis Court April 8 – May 13, 1944 · Allied victory
- Siege of Myitkyina May 17 – August 3, 1944 · Allied victory
- Burma campaign (1944–1945) November 1944 – August 7, 1945 · Allied victory
- Burma campaign (1944) November 1944 · Allied victory
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Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay January 1 – March 29, 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations February 4 – May 13, 1945 · Allied victory
- Battle of Ramree Island January 14 – February 22, 1945 · British victory
- Battle of Hill 170 January 22–31, 1945 · British victory
- Battle of the Sittang Bend July 2 – August 7, 1945 · British victory
