Japanese invasion of Burma
The Japanese invasion of Burma was the opening phase of the Burma campaign in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, which took place over four years from 1942 to 1945. During the first year of the campaign (December 1941 to mid-1942), the Japanese Army (with aid from Thai Phayap Army and Burmese insurgents) drove British Empire and Chinese forces out of Burma, then began the Japanese occupation of Burma and formed a nominally independent Burmese administrative government.
| Japanese invasion of Burma | |||||||||
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| Part of the Burma Campaign in World War II | |||||||||
View of the Yenangyaung oil field on 16 April 1942 after its destruction ahead of the Japanese advance | |||||||||
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United Kingdom China United States (air support only) | Thailand (from 10 May) | ||||||||
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95,000 ~45,000 |
85,000 ~23,000 35,000 | ||||||||
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| More than 10,000–50,000 civilians killed | |||||||||
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