Event First Arakan Campaign

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Was the first tentative Allied attack into Burma, following the Japanese conquest of Burma earlier in 1942, during the Second World War.

Chronology

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  • December 1942: The 14th Indian Division advanced to Rathedaung and Donbaik.
  • April 1943: British units in Burma retreated back almost to the Indian frontier.