With this force, he undertook a partially successful attack into the Arakan region (February 1944) on the Burma-India frontier, and then, in the Battle of Imphal-Kohima (March–July 1944), he repelled a major Japanese drive to invade northeast India. He succeeded in bringing his troops back to the Indian frontier, and in October 1943 he was given command of the 14th Army.

Hastily appointed to command the 1st Burma Corps in March 1942, he conducted a 900-mile- (1,450-kilometre-) long retreat from superior Japanese forces that overran all of Burma. The next year he led the 10th Indian Division in its attacks against Vichy French units and native pro-German forces in Iraq and made the first contact with Soviet forces in Tehrān during the Allied occupation of Iran. In 1920 he received a regular commission and joined the Indian army, in which he served throughout the interwar period.Ĭommanding an Indian brigade at the beginning of World War II, Slim participated in the British conquest of Italian East Africa (1940). Joining the British army as a private at the outbreak of World War I, Slim soon became an officer and campaigned in the Dardanelles, France, and Iraq. 14, 1970, London), British field marshal and chief of the Imperial General Staff who turned back an attempted Japanese invasion of India and defeated the Japanese armies in Burma (Myanmar) during World War II. 6, 1891, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Eng.-died Dec. William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim of Yarralumla and Bishopston, (born Aug. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.

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