Battle of the Yunnan–Burma Road

1942 military campaign of World Ward II From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road (18 March – 24 May 1942; Chinese: 滇緬路戰役) 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.

Date (1942-03-18) (1942-07-12)March 18 – July 12, 1942
(3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Burma and Yunnan province in the Republic of China
Result Axis victory
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Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road
Part of the Japanese invasion of Burma, the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the China Burma India Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II
Date (1942-03-18) (1942-07-12)March 18 – July 12, 1942
(3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Burma and Yunnan province in the Republic of China
Result Axis victory
Belligerents
Axis
Allies
Commanders and leaders
Empire of Japan Shōjirō Iida
Taiwan Luo Zhuoying
Units involved
33rd Division
Republic of China (1912–1949)
5th corps
  • 6th corps
  • 66th corps
Strength
35,000 Republic of China (1912–1949)
Western Claim : 95,000[1]
Chinese Claim : 103,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Republic of China (1912–1949)[3][a] :
13,071 killed
7,971 wounded
9,586 missing
145 killed or wounded
130 dead from diseases
  1. [a]
    • Mostly not including losses during the retreat into China and India
    • Not including the losses of the New 29th Division
    • The number of deaths from diseases were reported only by the New 38th Division
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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 Burma–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 18–19, 1942
  • Battle of Oktwin March 20–23, 1942, in vicinity of Oktwin
  • Battle of Toungoo March 24–30, 1942, in and around Taungoo
  • Battle of Yedashe April 5–8, 1942, in vicinity of Yedashe
  • Battle of Szuwa River April 10–16, 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 17–19, 1942
  • Battle of Pyinmana April 17–20, 1942, in vicinity of Pyinmana
  • Battle of Loikaw April 20, 1942, in vicinity of Loikaw
  • Battle of Hopong-Taunggyi April 20–24, 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 6–31, 1942
  • Battle of Hsipaw-Mogok Highway May 23, 1942

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