British IV Corps

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British IV Corps was a major formation of the British Indian Army in World War II, noted for its key role in the Burma Campaign against Japanese forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army corps
field corps
military formation
alliance Allies of World War II
areaOfOperations Burma
linked to: Myanmar

India
branch British Indian Army
campaign Burma Campaign 1942–1945
linked to: Burma campaign
commander Lieutenant-General Frank Messervy
Lieutenant-General Geoffry Scoones
Lieutenant-General William Slim
linked to: William Slim
composition British Army units
Gurkha units
Indian Army units
conflict Burma Campaign
linked to: Burma campaign

Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
engagement Arakan operations
Battle of Imphal
Battle of Kohima
Central Burma offensive
era 20th century
garrison India
hasAlternativeName 4th Corps (British Indian Army)
IV Corps (British Indian Army)
militaryBranch Army
notableCommander Frank Messervy
Geoffry Scoones
William Slim
linked to: 1st Viscount Slim
notableFor key role in halting Japanese advance into India
operations against Japanese forces in Burma
participation in turning-point battles at Imphal and Kohima
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Japanese forces in Burma
partOf British Indian Army
primaryEnemy Japanese Fifteenth Army
role defence of India’s eastern frontier
offensive ground operations in Burma
side Allied powers
subordinateTo Eastern Army (India)
linked to: Eastern Army

Fourteenth Army
theatre Burma Theatre
linked to: Burma Theater

South-East Asian Theatre
type corps-level formation

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