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1942 in Burma

  • Battle of YenangyaungThe Japanese 55th Division invaded Burma on the 22nd of December 1941. This aggressive move set the stage for a desperate struggle over oil resources in…
  • Burma campaignIn January 1942, the Japanese Fifteenth Army under Lieutenant General Shōjirō Iida moved into northern Thailand and launched an attack over jungle-clad…
  • Japanese invasion of BurmaBefore the Second World War broke out, Burma was part of the British Empire. It had been progressively occupied and annexed following three Anglo-Burmese…