Asia Pacific 1944: Burma Offensives
18 April 1944
18 Apr 1944
WWII: Victory Over Japan
1894–1911 The Rise of Japan
1911–1927 Warlords and Revolutionaries
1927–1937 China's Nanjing Decade
1937–1941 Second Sino-Japanese War
1941–1943 WWII: The Greater East Asia War
1943–1945 WWII: Victory Over Japan
1945–1950 End of the Old Order
1950–1989 The Cold War in Asia
1989–pres Asian Economic Powers
Burma Offensives
9 Feb 1943 Guadalcanal Campaign
15 Dec 1943 Operation Cartwheel
18 Apr 1944 Burma Offensives
19 Jun 1944 Battle of the Philippine Sea
23 Oct 1944 Battle of Leyte Gulf
4 Dec 1944 Operation Ichi-Go
3 Mar 1945 Philippines Campaign
8 May 1945 Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
6 Aug 1945 Bombing of Hiroshima
15 Aug 1945 Japanese Surrender
Allied momentum in the Pacific was not matched in Burma, where a British attempt at reconquest had been beaten back in early 1943. In 1944, the British tried again, using their irregular Chindit forces in an attempt to retake northern Burma and open up the overland route to China. The Japanese swiftly counterattacked with an invasion of northeast India, trying to cut British supply lines at Kohima and Imphal.
