First Arakan Campaign

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The First Arakan Campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in Burma’s coastal Arakan region, aimed at recapturing territory from Japanese forces but ultimately marked by logistical difficulties and limited success.

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First Arakan Campaign canonical 4
First Arakan campaign 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II campaign ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
belligerent Allied forces ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
causeOfFailure inadequate coordination between units ⓘ
insufficient air support ⓘ
underestimation of Japanese defensive capabilities ⓘ
characterizedBy inadequate preparation for jungle warfare ⓘ
limited Allied success ⓘ
logistical difficulties ⓘ
poor supply lines ⓘ
combatantCommander British India Command ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved British India ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1943 ⓘ
followedBy Second Arakan Campaign ⓘ
hasFront coastal front along Arakan coast ⓘ
hasObjective capture Akyab airfield ⓘ
recapture Arakan coastal region from Japanese forces ⓘ
seize Akyab Island ⓘ
historicalSignificance exposed weaknesses in early Allied Burma strategy ⓘ
led to reorganization of Allied forces in Burma ⓘ
involves 14th Indian Infantry Division ⓘ
XV Corps (British India) ⓘ
location Arakan ⓘ
British Burma ⓘ
linked to: Colony of Burma

Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
notableBattle Battle of Donbaik ⓘ
fighting around Rathedaung ⓘ
notableFeature first major Allied ground offensive in Burma ⓘ
outcome Allied offensive repulsed ⓘ
partOf Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

South-East Asian Theatre of World War II ⓘ
precededBy Japanese conquest of Burma ⓘ
result Japanese defensive victory ⓘ
startTime 1942 ⓘ
strategicImportance airfields for operations over Burma ⓘ
control of Bay of Bengal approaches ⓘ
terrain coastal plains ⓘ
jungle-covered hills ⓘ
mangrove swamps ⓘ
theatre Burma Front ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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Indian 17th Infantry Division → engagement → First Arakan Campaign ⓘ
Operation Ha-Go → precededBy → First Arakan campaign ⓘ
linked to: First Arakan Campaign
Indian 5th Infantry Division → engagement → First Arakan Campaign ⓘ
Burma Front → majorOperation → First Arakan Campaign ⓘ
Second Arakan Offensive → precededBy → First Arakan Campaign ⓘ