What the records say
- When
- 14 Jan 1945 – 22 Feb 1945
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 19.43° N, 93.55° E
- Description
- 1945 battle
- War
- World War II
Battle of Ramree Island
Battle of World War II in Burma
The Battle of Ramree Island, also known as Operation Matador, took place from 14 January to 22 February 1945, in the Second World War as part of the offensive on the Southern Front in the Burma campaign and was conducted by the XV Indian Corps.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “980 (actual figure is disputed) Japanese soldiers die as a result of being attacked by long saltwater crocodiles in Ramree, Burma”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “la indienne débarque sur l’île birmane de Ramree, prend le port stratégique de Kyaukpyu et occupe désormais toute la péninsule de Myebon”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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