Battle of Elephant Point

When

1 May 1945

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

16.45° N, 96.32° E

Description

part of the Burma Campaign during World War 2

War

World War II

Part of Burma Campaign during World War 2

The Battle of Elephant Point was an airborne operation at the mouth of the Rangoon River conducted by a composite Gurkha airborne battalion that took place on 1 May 1945. In March 1945, plans were made for an assault on Rangoon, the capital of Burma, as a stepping-stone on the way to recapturing Malaya and Singapore.

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