Siege of Myitkyina

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The Siege of Myitkyina was a key World War II battle in northern Burma in 1944, where Allied forces captured the strategically vital Japanese-held town and airfield, helping secure the supply route to China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict ⓘ
siege ⓘ
airfieldCaptured Myitkyina airfield ⓘ
linked to: Myitkyina
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commanderForAllies Frank Merrill ⓘ
Joseph Stilwell ⓘ
linked to: Joseph W. Stilwell

Sun Li-jen ⓘ
commanderForJapan Genzo Mizukami ⓘ
conflictOf World War II ⓘ
countryAtTime Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
date 1944 ⓘ
endTime 1944-08-03 ⓘ
followedBy Allied consolidation of northern Burma ⓘ
hasParticipant Allies of World War II ⓘ
British Indian Army ⓘ
Chinese National Revolutionary Army ⓘ
linked to: Guomin Gemingjun

Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Japan

Kachin guerrillas ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
involvesUnit 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) ⓘ
Chindits ⓘ
Chinese X Force ⓘ
Chinese Y Force ⓘ
Merrill's Marauders ⓘ
location Kachin State ⓘ
linked to: Kachin

Myitkyina ⓘ
northern Burma ⓘ
notableFor combined American, Chinese, and local forces ⓘ
difficult jungle and monsoon conditions ⓘ
prolonged urban and airfield fighting ⓘ
objective capture of Myitkyina airfield ⓘ
capture of Myitkyina town ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
outcome improved Allied logistics to China ⓘ
secured northern terminus of Ledo Road ⓘ
partOf Allied efforts to reopen the Burma Road ⓘ
Burma campaign ⓘ
precededBy Allied advance along the Ledo Road ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
startTime 1944-05-17 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of northern Burma ⓘ
security of supply route to China ⓘ
support for Ledo Road ⓘ
support for airlift over the Hump ⓘ
theater China-Burma-India Theater ⓘ
townCaptured Myitkyina ⓘ

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Burma campaign → hasPart → Siege of Myitkyina ⓘ
Chinese Expeditionary Force → engagement → Battle of Myitkyina ⓘ
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Merrill's Marauders → notableBattle → Battle of Myitkyina ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina
Genzo Mizukami → notableEvent → Battle of Myitkyina ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina
Genzo Mizukami → conflict → Battle of Myitkyina ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina
Genzo Mizukami → commanded → Imperial Japanese forces at Myitkyina ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina
5307th Composite Unit (Provisional) → engagement → Battle of Myitkyina ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina
Northern Combat Area Command → notableOperation → Myitkyina offensive ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina
Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma → engagement → Myitkyina Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina
United States forces in Burma → notableEngagement → Battle of Myitkyina ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Myitkyina