Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations
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The Battle of Pakokku and Irrawaddy River operations were a series of battles fought between the British Indian Army and the Imperial Japanese Army and allied forces over the successful Allied Burma campaign on the China Burma India Theater during World War II. The battles and operations were instrumental in facilitating the eventual capture of Rangoon in summer 1945.
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Battle of Pakokku and Irrawaddy River | |||||||
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Part of Central Burma Campaign, the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
A Lee tank loaded onto a pontoon ferry by British troops before crossing the Irrawaddy River at Ngazun, 28 February 1945 | |||||||
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Frank Messervy |
Heitarō Kimura Shah Nawaz Khan | ||||||
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7th Indian Division 17th Indian Division |
31st Division 33rd Division 15th Division INA 1st Division | ||||||
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unknown | unknown |
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