bigpigeon.us webpage WWII - Japan > China-Burma-India, updated by RAC 16 May 2022.
Like the Pacific Theater, World War II in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater in East and Southeast Asia was fought over a vast distance. Unlike the Pacific Theater, the United States was not the largest Allied player, although US involvement ranged from eastern China to northeastern India.
Links to subordinate webpages in the China-Burma-India Theater webarea:
Like the Pacific Theater, World War II in the China-Burma-India (CBI) Theater in East and Southeast Asia was fought over a vast distance. Unlike the Pacific Theater, the United States was not the largest Allied player, although US involvement ranged from eastern China to northeastern India.
Links to subordinate webpages in the China-Burma-India Theater webarea:
China-Burma-India Theater Overview
Major Allied combatants in the CBI Theater were:
About the accompanying map:
The major United States contribution in the CBI Theater was material and air support of the Republic of China. The US provided to China:
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Most Allied ground combat in the CBI Theater was done by Republic of China and British Empire troops.
Great Britain and the United States worked together in the China-Burma-India Theater, although their major goals differed:
Except for the US Army Air Force units in China, most American WW II activity in the China-Burma-India Theater took place in and near Northern Burma, in the area shown on the accompanying map. |
Sources for the China-Burma-India Theater webpage:
- The China-Burma-Theater area in December 1941 map is excerpted from https://omniatlas.com/maps/southern-asia/19411210/.
- The China-Burma-India Theater map, no longer shown, is courtesy of ww2db.com and the National Archives.
- The North Burma and the Surrounding Area in WW II map is courtesy of iloveww2warbirds.com.