Chinese 5th Army

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The Chinese 5th Army was a National Revolutionary Army formation of the Republic of China that fought in key campaigns against Japanese forces during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II, particularly in the Burma theater.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf field army ⓘ
formation of the National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
alliedWith Allied forces in Southeast Asia ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
associatedWith Chinese forces in Burma ⓘ
Kuomintang government ⓘ
conflict Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
country Republic of China ⓘ
engagement Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road ⓘ
Burma retreat of 1942 ⓘ
Northern Burma Campaign ⓘ
operations along the Burma Road ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
notableCommander Du Yuming ⓘ
Sun Liren ⓘ
Zheng Dongguo ⓘ
notableFor fighting in key campaigns against Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ
service under Allied command in the China–Burma–India Theater ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
partOf Chinese Expeditionary Force ⓘ
primaryAdversary Japanese forces in Burma ⓘ
role ground forces ⓘ
theater China–Burma–India Theater ⓘ
type infantry-dominant army formation ⓘ

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Battle of Toungoo → defendingForce → Chinese 5th Army ⓘ
Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma → subordinateUnit → 5th Army of the National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
linked to: Chinese 5th Army
Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma → subordinateUnit → 6th Army of the National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
linked to: Chinese 5th Army
Battle of Kunlun Pass → notableUnit → Chinese 5th Army ⓘ