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The BIA's attempts at establishing a government during the invasion led to it being dissolved by the Japanese and the smaller Burma Defence Army (BDA) formed in its place. As Japan guided Burma towards nominal independence, the BDA was expanded into the Burma National Army (BNA) of the State of Burma, a puppet state under Ba Maw, in 1943. [1]
The Burma National Army and the Arakan National Army fought with the Japanese from 1942–44, but switched allegiance to the Allied side in 1945. [citation needed] Following World War II, General Aung San negotiated the Panglong Agreement with ethnic leaders that guaranteed the independence of Burma as a unified state. In 1947, Aung San became ...
Burma Independence Army (28 Dec. 1941 – 24 July 1942), army created by Japan to assist in its conquest of Burma Burma Defence Army (26 Aug. 1942 – 1 Aug. 1943), re-organized Burma Independence Army; 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 ...
On 27 March 1945 the Burma National Army rose up in a countrywide rebellion against the Japanese. [43] 27 March had been celebrated as 'Resistance Day' until the military renamed it 'Tatmadaw (Armed Forces) Day'.
The BIA was soon replaced with the Burma Defense Army, founded on 26 August 1942 with three thousand BIA veterans. The army became Burma National Army (BNA) with Ne Win as its commander on 1 August 1943 when Burma received nominal independence. In late 1944, it had a strength of approximately 15,000.
In the spring of 1945, the other factor in the race for Rangoon was the years of preparation by the liaison organisation, Force 136, which resulted in a national uprising within Burma and the defection of the entire Burma National Army to the allied side. In addition to the allied advance, the Japanese now faced open rebellion behind their lines.
No. Nom de guerre Real name Notes 1. Bo Teza Thakin Aung San: Senior Leader, founding member of the Communist Party of Burma (CPB) [6] and leader of the group sent by Thakin Kodaw Hmaing, he was simply called Bogyoke Aung San by the rest, became War Minister in 1944 before he led the Burma National Army (BNA) in the Resistance against the Japanese, co-founded the Anti-Fascist People's Freedom ...
On 27 March 1945, the Burma National Army rose up in a country-wide rebellion against the Japanese. [ 3 ] 27 March had been celebrated as 'Resistance Day' until the military renamed it ' Tatmadaw (Armed Forces) Day '.