South-East Asian theatre of World War II
December 8, 1941 – September 9, 1945 · Southeast Asia
Result Allied victory
Japan fought the Allies in Burma, Malaya, Singapore, the Philippines and other parts of South-East Asia. After early Japanese conquests, Allied forces retook much of the region by 1945.
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Battles and events 5
- Japanese occupation of Cambodia 1941 – 1945
- Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse December 10, 1941 · Japanese victory
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Burma campaign December 14, 1941 – September 13, 1945 · Allied victory
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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
- Battle of Imphal March 8 – July 3, 1944 · British victory
- Battle of Kohima April 4 – June 22, 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
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- Battle of Rabaul (1942) January 23, 1942 – February 1942 · Japanese victory
- Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina March 9 – May 15, 1945