Kachin guerrillas

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Kachin guerrillas were indigenous resistance fighters from Burma’s Kachin ethnic group who conducted jungle warfare and intelligence operations against Japanese forces during World War II.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Kachin guerrillas canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla force ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
resistance movement ⓘ
ally Allied forces ⓘ
Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
United States ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Myanmar ⓘ
ethnicGroup Kachin people ⓘ
historicalContext Japanese occupation of Burma ⓘ
impact assisted Allied advance toward Myitkyina ⓘ
disrupted Japanese communications in northern Burma ⓘ
language Kachin languages ⓘ
notableFor guiding Allied troops ⓘ
intelligence operations ⓘ
jungle warfare ⓘ
rescuing downed Allied airmen ⓘ
sabotage operations ⓘ
operationalArea Himalayan foothills ⓘ
Kachin State ⓘ
northern Burma ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
partOf China Burma India Theater ⓘ
received supplies from Allied air drops ⓘ
weapons from the United States ⓘ
region Southeast Asia ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
animism ⓘ
role intelligence gatherers for OSS ⓘ
local guides for Allied forces ⓘ
protectors of local Kachin villages ⓘ
supportedBy OSS Detachment 101 ⓘ
terrain jungle ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ
timePeriod 1942 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ
1944 ⓘ
1945 ⓘ
trainingBy Office of Strategic Services ⓘ
usedTactics ambushes ⓘ
hit-and-run attacks ⓘ
reconnaissance patrols ⓘ
sabotage of Japanese supply lines ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Merrill's Marauders → supportedBy → Kachin guerrillas ⓘ
United States forces in Burma → ally → Kachin guerrillas ⓘ