Burma Army

Burma Army may refer to:

  • Myanmar Army, the current armed forces of Burma (Myanmar), also its predecessors:
  • Royal Burmese armed forces, army of Burma under native dynasties until 1885
  • British Burma Army (1 Apr. 1937 – 7 Sept. 1945), army created when Burma was separated from the British Raj (India)
  • Burma Independence Army (28 Dec. 1941 – 24 July 1942), army created by Japan to assist in its conquest of Burma
  • 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)
  • Japanese Burma Area Army (27 Mar. 1943 – 15 Aug. 1945), a Japanese force during World War II
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