2021:, commanding the Japanese Thirty-third Army, to take command of the battle for Meiktila. Honda's HQ staff took control on 18 March, but without their signal units, they could not coordinate the attacking divisions properly. Attacks continued to be disjointed. They were further disjointed by the "attack-minded" defence; the defenders would sally out every day to attack any gathering concentration of Japanese in the surrounding villages, followed by an all round defence of the ground taken as this was then attacked in its turn by new concentrations of freshly arrived Japanese, before pulling back to the main town again. As this was happening all around the town, the defence of Meiktila soon resembled a Neapolitan Ice-cream with concentric circles of opposing forces with the result that nowhere could the Japanese form up in sufficient strength to mount a successful attack. The Japanese were using their artillery in the front line with their infantry, which accounted for several enemy tanks, but also resulted in the loss of many guns. During a major attack on 22 March, the Japanese attempted to use a captured British tank, but this was destroyed and the attack was repelled with heavy losses.
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Division, grouped as "Claudecol", drove almost as far south as the Meiktila fighting, before turning north against the rear of the Japanese facing the bridgeheads. The British 2nd Division also broke out of its bridgehead and attacked Mandalay from the west. By the end of March, the Japanese Fifteenth Army had been reduced to uncoordinated remnants trying to move southwards to regroup in the Shan States.
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was able to make major changes to his original plan. The 19th
Division was transferred to XXXIII Corps, which was to continue to clear the Shwebo plain and attack towards Mandalay. The remainder of IV Corps, strengthened by Fourteenth Army's reserve divisions, was switched from the army's left flank to its right. Its task was now to advance down the Gangaw Valley
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nearer 25,000), but most divisions mustered barely half this reduced strength. Furthermore, they lacked anti-tank weapons. To face massed Allied armour, they would be forced to deploy their field artillery in the front line, which would affect their ability to give concentrated fire support to the infantry. Expedients such as
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vehicles were moving on
Meiktila. Staff at Fifteenth Army or Burma Area Army assumed this to be a mistake and deleted one of the zeroes, thinking that the attack was merely a raid. Burma Area Army had also ignored an earlier air reconnaissance report of a vast column of vehicles moving down the Gangaw Valley.
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Division began crossing into 7th Division's bridgehead. To further distract Japanese attention from this area, the British 2nd Division began crossing the Irrawaddy only 10 miles (16 km) west of Mandalay on 23 February. This crossing also threatened to
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Sittaung, after only five days. Slim realised at this point that his earlier assumption that the Japanese would fight forward of the Irrawaddy was incorrect. As only one of IV Corps' divisions had so far been committed, he
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self-propelled 25-pounder guns under command, left another roadblock to the northeast and made a wide sweep around the town to capture the airfields to the east and attack the town from the southeast. The bulk of the division's artillery (in a harbour northwest of the town, protected by units of the
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by a rapid armoured thrust. By seizing
Meiktila he would strangle all supplies going north towards Mandalay and hasten the end of that battle and consequently the recapture of the whole of Burma. To persuade the Japanese that IV Corps was still advancing on Mandalay, a dummy corps HQ was set up near
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General Shinichi Tanaka, Kimura's Chief of Staff, conferred with Honda at Thirty-third Army HQ. Honda's staff told him that the army had destroyed about 50 British and Indian tanks, half the number of tanks in Meiktila. In doing so, the army had suffered 2,500 casualties and
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During late January, Indian 19th Division had cleared the west bank of the Irrawaddy, and transferred its entire strength into its bridgeheads on the east bank. By the middle of February, the Japanese 15th Division opposed to them was very weak and thinly spread, and General Rees launched an attack
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to counter-attack their bridgeheads. The crossings downstream, where the river was much wider, would require more preparation. The assault boats, ferries and other equipment for the task were in short supply in Fourteenth Army, and much of this equipment was worn out, having already seen service in
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to be completed, thus linking India and China by land. This was rejected, as it could use only a fraction of the available forces and fulfilled only an out-of-date strategic aim. A second option was to capture Rangoon, the capital and main seaport, by a seaborne invasion. This was also impractical,
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Three days later, on 28 February, 17th Division attacked Meiktila from all sides, supported by massed artillery and air strikes. The 63rd Indian Brigade proceeded on foot to establish a roadblock southwest of the town to prevent Japanese reinforcements reaching the garrison, while the main body of
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tank overrun several Japanese bunkers and eliminate their defenders in a few minutes, with only a few casualties to themselves. In an attempt to improvise anti-tank defences, some Japanese soldiers crouched in trenches, clutching 250 kg (550 lb) aircraft bombs, with orders to strike the
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Even as the Japanese forces arrived, columns of motorised Indian infantry and tanks sallied out of Meiktila and attacked concentrations of Japanese troops, while attempting to clear a land route back to Nyaungu. There was hard fighting for several villages and other strong points. The attempt to
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Japanese losses in Burma and India in 1944 had been catastrophic. They were made up with drafts of conscripts, many of whom were not of the best physical categories. Kimura's staff decreed that their divisions in Burma should have a strength of 10,000 (compared with their paper establishment of
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At the same time, on 24 February, a Japanese high-level staff meeting was taking place in Meiktila, to discuss the possibility of a counter-attack north of the Irrawaddy. The Japanese command was undoubtedly surprised by the Allied attack. An agitated officer on Mount Popa signalled that 2,000
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Most of Slim's divisions were on a mixed Animal and Mechanical Transport establishment, which allowed them to operate in difficult terrain but restricted their tactical speed of movement to that of marching men or mules. In anticipation of fighting in the open country of Central Burma, Slim
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sacking material impregnated with bitumen and diesel oil) were to be used, transport aircraft were to be vital for supplying the forward units. Disaster threatened as early as 16 December 1944, when 75 American transport aircraft were abruptly transferred to China, where the Japanese
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At this point, the Japanese were hastily reinforcing their Central Front with units from the northern front (where the American-led Northern Combat Area Command had largely ceased its operations as its Chinese units were recalled to China) and with reserve units from Southern Burma.
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the brigade attacked from the west. The 48th Indian Brigade attacked from the north down the main road from Thabutkon, although it was delayed by a strong position around a monastery on the edge of the town. The 255th Armoured Brigade, with two infantry battalions and a battery of
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The first attacks by the Japanese 18th Division (commanded by Lieutenant General Eitaro Naka) from the north and west failed, with heavy losses. From 12 March onwards, they attacked the airfields east of the town, through which the defenders were supplied by aircraft.
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heavy bombers of the Far Eastern Strategic Air Force. The most important aspect of air support was probably the Combat Cargo Task Force, which included both British and American squadrons of transport aircraft, in particular the ubiquitous
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had begun making plans to reconquer Burma as early as June 1944 (while the Battle of Imphal was still being fought, although its outcome was clear). Three main options were proposed. One was to reoccupy Northern Burma only, to allow the
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1515:'s crossing fell into disorder under machine gun fire from the INA's 9th battalion, but a boat carrying a white flag was seen leaving Pagan. The defenders wished to surrender, and the Sikhs occupied Pagan without resistance.
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province in south-west China and thus complete the Ledo Road linking China and India. It was hoped that XV Corps and the NCAC would distract as many Japanese forces as possible from the decisive front in Central Burma.
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After the first day, Cowan pulled the tanks out of the town during the night, although he left patrols to defend the area already captured. The next day, 1 March, Cowan had the Corps commander (Lieutenant General
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The route used by IV Corps required upgrading in several places to allow heavy equipment to pass. At one point, the trail of vehicles stretched from Pauk to Kohima, 350 miles (560 km) to the north by road.
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Other losses handicapped the Japanese. Their 5th Air Division, deployed in Burma, had been reduced to only a few dozen aircraft to face 1,200 Allied aircraft. Their 14th Tank Regiment possessed only 20 tanks.
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lost 50 guns, and had only 20 artillery pieces left. Tanaka accepted the responsibility of ordering Honda's army to break off the siege of Meiktila and prepare to resist further Allied advances to the south.
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in Northern Burma, and had a reputation for inflexible determination. (In a reversal of roles in the aftermath of the Imphal disaster, the former Chief of Staff of the Burma Area Army, Lieutenant General
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to replace those despatched to China, continuing threats to deprive Fourteenth Army of the support of American transport aircraft were to be a constant concern for Slim during the forthcoming battles.
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While Meiktila was besieged, the other major unit of British IV Corps, the Indian 7th Division, was engaged in several battles to maintain its own bridgehead, capture the important river port of
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as it would require landing craft and other resources which would not be available until the end of the War in Europe. By default, the plan adopted was for an offensive into Central Burma by the
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To allow the main body of their divisions to retreat across the Irrawaddy, the Japanese had left rearguards in several towns in the Shwebo Plain. During January, the Indian 19th Division and
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49th Division, and anti-aircraft and line of communication troops. While they attempted to dig-in, the Indian 17th Division captured an airstrip 20 miles (32 km) to the northwest at
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to reinforce a company of the South Lancashire who had established a precarious foothold. The next day, the remaining defenders were sealed into a network of tunnels. At Pagan, 1/
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southwards from his division's bridgeheads in mid-February. By 7 March, his leading units were within sight of Mandalay Hill, crowned by its many pagodas and temples.
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5th Division reinforced them, and began clearing the Japanese and the INA troops from their strongholds in and around Mount Popa to clear the land route to Meiktila.
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temples) were initially disastrous. Pagan and Nyaungu were defended by two battalions of the INA's 4th Guerrilla Regiment, with one held in reserve. At Nyaungu, 2/
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20 miles (32 km) south (and 40 miles (64 km) north of Mandalay) the next day. They faced a stiff fight for some weeks against attempts by the reinforced
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Indian troops clear a Japanese foxhole at Mandalay.
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970:Manchuria and Northern Korea
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1522:Starting on 17 February,
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550:Marshalls–Gilberts raids
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2963:Indian National Council
2744:. London: John Murray.
2520:Slim (1956), pp.436-439
1947:49th Artillery Regiment
1941:106th Infantry Regiment
1713:British Fourteenth Army
1442:on 14 January 1945 and
1165:British Fourteenth Army
1155:South East Asia Command
1068:Japanese Fifteenth Army
1035:Battle of Central Burma
606:Japanese merchant raids
26:Battle of Central Burma
3171:First Arakan offensive
2759:McLynn, Frank (2011).
2653:Burma: The Longest War
2574:Fay (1993), pp.342-352
2421:"Orders of Battle.com"
2371:Allen, pp.402, 409-410
2332:Hastings (2015), p.512
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905:Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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572:Gilberts and Marshalls
186:Commanders and leaders
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2958:Swami Satyananda Puri
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773:Philippines (1941–42)
446:Meiktila and Mandalay
217:Casualties and losses
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2998:Bidadary Resolutions
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2097:19th Indian Division
2085:19th Indian Division
2033:15th Punjab Regiment
1788:(Lieutenant General
1740:(Lieutenant General
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1571:(being withdrawn to
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1509:15th Punjab Regiment
1505:Royal Armoured Corps
1474:Indian National Army
1397:British 2nd Division
1361:Indian 20th Division
1345:Indian 19th Division
1313:signals intelligence
1274:Airportable infantry
1266:Indian 17th Division
616:Homfreyganj massacre
179:Indian National Army
3302:Battle of Irrawaddy
3052:Subhas Chandra Bose
2943:Indian Independence
2783:Defeat into Victory
2763:. London: Vintage.
2699:; reprint edition.
2697:Skyhorse Publishing
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2445:Allen (1984), p.418
2427:on 26 November 2016
2221:Allen (1984), p.638
2176:Burma National Army
2119:Lieutenant General
2037:British Indian Army
2012:Indian 5th Division
1874:David Tennant Cowan
1849:Capture of Meiktila
1605:(north of Mandalay)
1365:Indian XXXIII Corps
1262:Indian 5th Division
1245:Bristol Beaufighter
3367:Kailash Nath Katju
3312:Surrender of Japan
3307:Battle of Meiktila
3018:Bangkok Conference
2761:The Burma Campaign
2592:Slim (1956), p.444
2556:Allen, pp.447, 453
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1054:Japanese situation
1023:Battle of Mandalay
1019:Battle of Meiktila
963:Japanese surrender
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2583:Fay (1993), p.348
2565:Allen, pp.451-452
2547:Allen, pp.443-445
2481:Allen, pp.428-429
2454:Fay (1993), p.333
2410:Fay (1993), p.332
2401:Fay (1993), p.330
2389:Allen, pp.413-414
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1237:Hawker Hurricane
1141:Allied situation
1064:Battle of Kohima
1060:Battle of Imphal
984:Manchuria (1945)
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2788:
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2779:Slim, William
2776:
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2751:0-7195-6576-6
2747:
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2709:
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2684:0-472-08342-2
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2671:Fay, Peter W.
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3475:INA treasure
3465:William Slim
3396:
3316:
3306:
3284:
3277:
3248:Janaki Davar
3243:J.R. Bhonsle
3188:Azad Brigade
3180:
3123:
3106:
3092:Forward Bloc
3076:Purna Swaraj
3074:
3039:
3030:Hikari Kikan
3022:
2978:K.P.K. Menon
2953:Pritam Singh
2945:League (IIL)
2921:
2912:Pan Asianism
2782:
2760:
2741:
2738:Latimer, Jon
2717:
2692:
2674:
2652:
2637:Allen, p.454
2633:
2628:Allen, p.423
2624:
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2610:Allen, p.407
2606:
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2529:Allen, p.438
2525:
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2499:Allen, p.416
2495:
2490:Allen, p.432
2486:
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2429:. Retrieved
2425:the original
2415:
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2385:
2380:Allen, p.415
2376:
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2349:
2328:
2319:
2310:
2301:
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2287:Allen, p.400
2271:
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2257:Allen, p.393
2253:
2248:Allen, p.392
2244:
2239:Allen, p.386
2235:
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2190:
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2168:
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2114:
2083:Infantry of
2069:
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2023:
2019:Masaki Honda
2016:
2004:
1992:
1988:
1933:
1911:
1902:
1894:
1890:
1871:
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1799:
1786:XXXIII Corps
1767:
1729:
1717:William Slim
1705:
1660:Masaki Honda
1569:2nd Division
1534:
1521:
1517:
1482:
1467:
1453:
1437:
1428:
1413:
1394:
1380:
1373:
1334:
1324:
1321:Hikari Kikan
1317:
1290:
1287:
1284:Intelligence
1278:
1276:formations.
1268:) as partly
1258:
1226:
1209:
1189:
1182:
1172:
1169:William Slim
1152:
1112:
1108:
1100:
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1072:
1057:
1034:
1031:World War II
1022:
1018:
1016:
1002:
1001:
976:
956:
922:
869:
864:Project Hula
849:Fort Stevens
778:
718:
711:
704:
592:Ocean Island
555:
545:Pearl Harbor
483:Sittang Bend
471:
445:
401:Tennis Court
227:6,513 killed
222:2,307 killed
199:William Slim
148:
107:
102:Belligerents
45:World War II
31:Part of the
18:
3485:Joyce Lebra
3161:Farrer Park
3151:Mohan Singh
2892:Barkatullah
2887:Bagha Jatin
2862:Rash Behari
2431:24 November
2323:Slim, p.370
2314:Slim, p.379
2296:Slim, p.387
2139:Mountbatten
2061:Prem Sahgal
2027:Lieutenant
1485:Yenangyaung
1444:Kyaukmyaung
1440:Thabeikkyin
1376:"Pete" Rees
1323:, known as
1272:and partly
1153:The Allied
1104:lunge mines
1096:Eitaro Naka
989:Mutanchiang
810:New Britain
526:Pacific War
338:Yenangyaung
286:Bilin River
3514:Categories
3352:Shah Nawaz
3263:John Thivy
3213:Tokyo Boys
3070:Sarat Bose
2983:A.M. Sahay
2968:I Fujiwara
2850:Historical
2645:References
2155:Thibaw Min
2095:Troops of
1923:M4 Sherman
1778:M4 Sherman
1696:Mount Popa
1617:(Myingyan)
1325:Hayate Tai
1049:Background
934:Sagami Bay
923:Starvation
805:New Guinea
432:Mount Song
3490:Hugh Toye
3480:Peter Fay
3460:14th Army
3279:Admin Box
3166:First INA
3108:Azad Hind
3024:Azad Hind
3008:H Iwakuro
2988:S.A. Ayer
2867:Har Dayal
2182:Footnotes
1898:Thabutkon
1820:motorised
1800:motorised
1347:launched
1301:Force 136
1235:bombers,
1160:Ledo Road
978:Kantokuen
885:Air raids
800:Australia
790:Coral Sea
684:Singapore
679:Hong Kong
413:Myitkyina
396:Shangshak
381:Admin Box
328:Shwedaung
173:Azad Hind
3372:Asaf Ali
3065:C.R. Das
2781:(1961).
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