Burma Army may refer to:
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Myanmar Army, the current armed forces of Burma (Myanmar), also its predecessors:
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Royal Burmese armed forces
The Royal Armed Forces ( my, တပ်မတော်,See (Maha Yazawin 2006: 26), (Yazawin Thit Vol. 1 2012: 236), (Hmannan Vol. 2 2012: 2) for example. ) were the armed forces of the Burmese monarchy from the 9th to 19th centuries. It refers ...
, army of Burma under native dynasties until 1885
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British Burma Army
Tatmadaw (, , ) is the official name of the armed forces of Myanmar (formerly Burma). It is administered by the Ministry of Defence and composed of the Myanmar Army, the Myanmar Navy and the Myanmar Air Force. Auxiliary services include the ...
(1 Apr. 1937 – 7 Sept. 1945), army created when Burma was separated from the British Raj (India)
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Burma Independence Army (28 Dec. 1941 – 24 July 1942), army created by Japan to assist in its conquest of Burma
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Burma Defence Army
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...
(26 Aug. 1942 – 1 Aug. 1943), re-organized Burma Independence Army
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Burma National Army (1 Aug. 1943 – 7 Sept. 1945), army of the Japanese-sponsored State of Burma, which later turned on the Japanese (27 Mar. 1945)
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Patriotic Burmese Forces, Allied name (after 23 June 1945) for the Burma National Army after it turned on the Japanese
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Japanese Burma Area Army
The was a field army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
History
The Japanese Burma Area Army was formed on 27 March 1943, under the control of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group as a garrison force to defend the nominally-ind ...
(27 Mar. 1943 – 15 Aug. 1945), a Japanese force during World War II
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