Battle of Sittang Bridge

متى

23 فبراير 1942

النوع

معركة

إحداثيات

17.37° N, 96.88° E

Description

1942 conflict

War

World War II

1942 battle in Burma during WWII

The Battle of Sittang Bridge was part of the Burma campaign during the Second World War. Fought on 22 and 23 February 1942, the battle was a victory for the Empire of Japan, with many losses for the British Indian Army, which was forced to retreat in disarray. Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, V.C.—who commanded the British Indian Army at Sittang Bridge—called it "the Sittang disaster".

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