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Burcorps

The Oxford Companion to World War II | 2001 | 357 words | Copyright

Burcorps, contraction of Burma Corps, which was formed on 19 March 1942 by the British C-in-C Burma, Alexander. It comprised nearly all the British forces fighting the Japanese in the Burma campaign: the 1st Burma Division, 17th Indian Division, and 7th Armoured Brigade and was commanded by Slim. After it escaped into India it became part of 4th Corps.

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