Burma Independence Army

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The Burma Independence Army was a nationalist military force formed during World War II that initially allied with Japan to fight British colonial rule in Burma.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed group ⓘ
military organization ⓘ
activeInConflict World War II ⓘ
alliedWith Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan
alsoKnownAs BIA ⓘ
associatedWith State of Burma (Japanese-sponsored) ⓘ
conflictRole collaborated with Japanese forces against British forces in Burma ⓘ
country Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
dateFormed 1941 ⓘ
disbanded 1942 ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly ethnic Bamar ⓘ
formedAs nationalist military force ⓘ
formedDuring Japanese invasion of Burma ⓘ
linked to: Burma campaign

World War II ⓘ
foundedIn Thailand ⓘ
goal independence of Burma from British colonial rule ⓘ
ideology Burmese nationalism ⓘ
notableFor being first modern Burmese nationalist army ⓘ
notableMember Aung San ⓘ
Ne Win ⓘ
opposedTo British colonial rule in Burma ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
organizedBy Aung San ⓘ
Thirty Comrades ⓘ
partOf Burmese independence movement ⓘ
predecessorOf Burma Defence Army ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar Army

Burma National Army ⓘ
reorganizedAs Burma Defence Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma National Army
roleInHistory precursor to modern Burmese armed forces ⓘ
status defunct ⓘ
supportedBy Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Japanese government ⓘ
linked to: Government of Japan
theaterOfOperations Burma ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
trainedBy Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ

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Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Burma Defence Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Japanese occupation of Burma → involved → Burma National Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Aung San → founded → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
Aung San → workedFor → Burma National Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Tatmadaw → originatedFrom → Burmese Independence Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Tatmadaw → precededBy → Burmese Independence Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Tatmadaw → precededBy → Burmese Defence Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Tatmadaw → precededBy → Patriotic Burmese Forces ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
XV Corps (British India) → opponent → Burmese National Army (pro-Japanese phase) ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League → foundedBy → Burma National Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Anti-Fascist People’s Freedom League → hasPart → Burma National Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Burma Front → belligerent → Burma Independence Army ⓘ
Commander-in-Chief of the Burma National Army → associatedWith → Burma Defence Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Provisional Government of Burma → associatedWith → Burmese Independence Army ⓘ
subject linked to: Provisional government of Burma
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Myanmar Army → precededBy → Burma Army ⓘ
linked to: Burma Independence Army
Myanmar Army → historicalPrecursor → Burma Independence Army ⓘ