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Arakan Division (Burmese: ရခိုင်တိုင်း) was an administrative division of the British Empire, covering modern-day Rakhine State, Myanmar, which was the historical region of Arakan.
Arakan Division was a part of British India and later fell under British rule in Burma. Arakan was a major rice exporter in the world during the 19th and early 20th centuries. During World War II, several Arakan Campaigns were conducted by Allied forces against the Japanese as part of the Burma Campaign.
The Arakan Army ( Rakhine: အာရက္ခတပ်တော်, romanized: Araka Tatdaw; [ 20] abbreviated AA ), sometimes referred to as the Arakha Army, is an ethno-nationalist armed organisation based in Rakhine State ( Arakan ). Founded on 10 April 2009, the AA is the military wing of the United League of Arakan (ULA).
Apr 21, 2023 · The group’s political goal is to create an “Arakan Nation” through the “way of Rakhita,” an ideology encapsulating “the struggle for national liberation and the restoration of Arakan sovereignty to the people of Arakan.”
Independence of Union of Burma; Arakan incorporated as Division; Hill Tracts separated into Chin Special Division; armed struggle begins by Rakhine, Mujahid, CPB and other groups
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Aug 5, 2018 · A small pamphlet, one of a series on Indian Infantry Divisions that fought World War II and published by the War Department, Govt of India (before the British gave independence to India in 1947). Anonymously authored. This pamphlet is about the 25th Infantry Division.
Location: The Arakan, Burma. First Arakan Campaign. In September 1942, General Wavell had issued directives for a British return to Burma, and the same month the 14th Indian Division left Chittagong on a journey south through Cox's Bazar and down to the bottom of the Mayu Peninsula.