What the records say
- When
- 18 Feb 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 17.18° N, 97.25° E
- Description
- 1942 conflict
- War
- World War II
2 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Battle of Bilin River: Indian forces of the 17th Division under General John Snyth are ordered to halt the Japanese advance but are outflanked and…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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