Historical place archive

Burma in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Burma in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

3 records3 event labels3 people1944–1945

Historical events in Burma

1944

1944
Rani of Jhansi Regiment
Lakshmi Sahgal · World War, 2nd

Lakshmi Sahgal leads the INA's Rani of Jhansi Regiment as its personnel deploy into Burma during the war.

1945

March 1945
INA Burma Campaign
Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon · World War, 2nd

Gurbaksh Singh Dhillon serves as a senior INA officer during the final fighting and withdrawal in Burma.

April 1945
INA Retreat from Burma
Prem Kumar Sahgal · World War, 2nd

Prem Kumar Sahgal serves with INA forces during the retreat from Burma as the Allied advance breaks the Japanese-INA campaign.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match India and Burma. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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