Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay

Quando

jan. de 1945 – mar. de 1945

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

20.88° N, 95.86° E

Description

conflict

War

World War II

Engagements near the end of the Burma Campaign during WWII

The concurrent Battle of Meiktila and Battle of Mandalay were decisive engagements near the end of the Burma campaign during World War II. Collectively, they are sometimes referred to as the Battle of Central Burma. Despite logistical difficulties, the Allies were able to deploy large armoured and mechanised forces in Central Burma, and also possessed air supremacy.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Burma campaign: Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay – British and Indian troops officially liberate the city of Mandalay from the Japanese in Burma”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “Birmanie : les Britanniques ( corps de Messervy) reprennent Meiktila”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

• World War II1 de set. de 1939 · Guerra mundial · Mortes 75.000.000
• World War II in Asia (approx)3 de set. de 1939 · Guerra entre Estados · Mortes 3.269.818