Event Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road

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Was a Chinese intervention to aid their British allies in the 1942 Japanese invasion of Burma.

Chronology

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  • March 1942: Pyu, a town in Burma, fell to the Japanese.
  • March 1942: Pyu, a town in Burma, fell to the Japanese.

1. Battle of Oktwin

Was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War.

  • March 1942: The Chinese held their ground in Oktwin until nightfall and fell back to the main defensive line at Toungoo on March 24.
  • March 1942: The Chinese held their ground in Oktwin until nightfall and fell back to the main defensive line at Toungoo on March 24.

2. Battle of Toungoo

Was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War.

  • March 1942: The Battle of Toungoo was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War.
  • March 1942: The Battle of Toungoo was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War.

3. Battle of Yenangyaung

Was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War.

  • April 1942: The Allied forces were too weak to hold the area of Yenangyaung, which they left.
  • April 1942: The Allied forces were too weak to hold the area of Yenangyaung, which they left.

Selected Sources

  • Williams, M.H. (1989): United States army in World War II - Special Studies - Chronology 1941-1945, p.34