British Eastern Army

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The British Eastern Army was a major British Indian Army formation responsible for conducting operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II.

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British Eastern Army canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Indian Army formation ⓘ
field army ⓘ
activeDuring 1942 ⓘ
1943 ⓘ
1944 ⓘ
1945 ⓘ
alliedWith Allied forces ⓘ
British Empire ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
branch land forces ⓘ
composedOf Allied support units ⓘ
British Army units ⓘ
British Indian Army units ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country British India ⓘ
engagement Arakan Campaigns ⓘ
linked to: Arakan campaign

Burma Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

defence of Eastern India ⓘ
garrison Eastern India ⓘ
linked to: eastern India
notableFor operations in the Burma and Eastern India theaters during World War II ⓘ
operatedIn Arakan ⓘ
Assam ⓘ
Bengal ⓘ
Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Japanese Burma Area Army ⓘ
partOf British Army in the Second World War ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
responsibleFor defence of Eastern India against Japanese advances ⓘ
offensive operations into Burma ⓘ
role conducting operations in the Burma theater ⓘ
conducting operations in the Eastern India theater ⓘ
subordinateTo Commander-in-Chief India ⓘ
General Headquarters India ⓘ
theater Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar

Eastern India ⓘ
linked to: eastern India

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Burma Corps → subordinateTo → British Eastern Army ⓘ