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1942 battle of World Ward II
Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road Part of the
Burma campaign , the
South-East Asian theatre of World War II , the
Second Sino-Japanese War and the
Pacific Theater of
World War II Date (1942-03-18 ) (1942-07-12 ) March 18 â July 12, 1942 (3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)Location Result
Axis victory
Belligerents
Axis
Allies
Commanders and leaders
ShĆjirĆ Iida
Shozo Sakurai
Masao Watanabe
Takeshi Koga
YĆ«zĆ Matsuyama
Yutaka Hiroshi
J.R.Seriroengrit
Joseph Stilwell
Luo Zhuoying
Sun Li Jen
Liu Fangwu
Dai Anlan
Liao Yaoxiang
James Scott
David Tennant Cowan
John Anstice
William Slim
Claire Lee Chennault Strength
35,000
95,000 Casualties and losses
33rd ,
55th ,
56th ,
Phayap Army
50,000
1931â1937 (pre-war skirmishes)
1937â1939
1940â1942
1943â1945
Air War
Battle of
Yunnan -
Burma Road (18 March â 24 May 1942;
Chinese : æ»ç·Źè·Żæ°ćœč ) was the name of the Chinese intervention to aid their British allies in the
1942 Burma Campaign . Its forces were composed of the Fifth, Sixth and Sixty-sixth Army under the command of the
Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma , commanded by Lt. General
Joseph Stilwell , Lt. General
Luo Zhuoying was his executive officer.
In February 1942, General Lo Cho-ying directed 5th Army to move from western Yunnan to the vicinity of
Toungoo and further south in
Burma . Advanced elements of the
200th Division of 5th Army arrived at Toungoo on March 8, 1942, and took over defensive positions from the British forces. The 6th Army was directed to move from
Kunming to the Burmaâ
Thai border. Its leading elements reached
Mawchi ,
Mong Pan and
Mong Ton in mid March. The 66th Army later arrived in
Lashio and
Mandalay as a reserve and to assist the British forces in their operations.
Battles of the Yunnan-Burma Road Campaign
Battle of Tachiao March 18â19, 1942
Battle of Oktwin March 20â23, 1942, in vicinity of
Oktwin
Battle of Toungoo March 24â30, 1942, in and around
Taungoo
Battle of Yedashe April 5â8, 1942, in vicinity of
Yedashe
Battle of Szuwa River April 10â16, 1942, at
Szuwa River northwest of Yedashe
Battle of Mawchi and Bato Early April 1942, in vicinity of
Mawchi
Battle of Bawlake April 17, 1942, in vicinity of
Bawlakhe
Battle of Yenangyaung April 17â19, 1942
Battle of Pyinmana April 17â20, 1942, in vicinity of
Pyinmana
Battle of Loikaw April 20, 1942, in vicinity of
Loikaw
Battle of Hopong-Taunggyi April 20â24, 1942, in vicinity of
Hopong and
Taunggyi
Battle of Loilem April 25, 1942, in vicinity of
Loilem
Battle of Lashio April 29, 1942, in vicinity of
Lashio
Battle of Hsenwe May 1, 1942
Battle of Salween River May 6â31, 1942
Battle of Hsipaw-Mogok Highway May 23, 1942
See also
References
Sources
Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937â1945) , 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
Jon Latimer, Burma: The Forgotten War , London: John Murray, 2004.
Orbat of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma â 1942
Japanese forces in Burma, The 1942 Campaign
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Author : Guo Rugui, editor-in-chief Huang Yuzhang
Press : Jiangsu People's Publishing House
Date published : 2005-07-01
ISBN
7-214-03034-9
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External links
Map of Burma in World War II Showing railroads, roads and tracks.
Topographic Maps of the battlefield area
Topographic Map NE 47-1 Pyinmana , for Battles of Yedashe, Szuwa River, Bawlake, Pyinmana and Loikaw
Topographic Map NE 47-5 Toungoo , for Battles of Taicho, Oktwin, Taungoo and Mawchi
Topographic Map NE 47-13 Yamethin , for Battle of Hopong - Taunggyi
Topographic Map NF 47-14 Mong Pan , for Battle of Loilem.
Topographic Map NF 47-6 , for Battle of Lashio.
Topographic Map NF 47-5 Maymyo , for Battle of Hsipaw-Mogok Highway
Japanese Map of the Battle of Toungoo, Axis History Forum
Axis History Forum: Chinese 200th Division: descriptions of actions needed! Discussion and map of the battle of Toungoo and the actions leading up to it and subsequent battles of the campaign.
Map of Burma in World War II Showing rails, roads and tracks.
1944 aerial photograph of Toungoo