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Battle of Hill 170

Battle of Hill 170 was a battle fought on 22 January 1945 at Rakhine State, in what is now Myanmar; it lasted 9 days. It was part of the South-East Asian theater of World War II, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: British victory.

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The British Army in Burma 1944 A Sherman tank of 'B' Squadron, 19th Lancers, getting into position to fire at Japanese positions in the Arakan hills, 22 January 1945.
The British Army in Burma 1944 A Sherman tank of 'B' Squadron, 19th Lancers, getting into position to fire at Japanese positions in the Arakan hills, 22 January 1945.. No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Stager J (Sgt), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 January 1945lasted 9 days
WhereRakhine State, Myanmar20.120N, 93.443E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsBritish EmpireagainstEmpire of Japan
Casualties and losses45 dead; 90 woundedandMinimum 340 dead; Wounded unknown
Part ofSouth-East Asian theater of World War II1941 to 1945

Where it sits in the South-East Asian theater of World War II

Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse, 1941Battle of Rabaul, 1942Arakan Campaign 1942–1943, 1942Battle of the Admin Box, 1944Siege of Myitkyina, 1944Battle of Ramree Island, 1945Battle of Hill 170, 1945Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations, 1945Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay, 1945Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina, 1945Battle of the Sittang Bend, 194519411945Battle of Hill 170, 1945
12 placed engagements of the South-East Asian theater of World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 January 1945
to 31 January 1945
PlaceRakhine State, Myanmar
20.120N, 93.443E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses45 dead; 90 woundedMinimum 340 dead; Wounded unknown
Commanders
  • Campbell Hardy (general)
  • Shigesaburō Miyazaki
Battle of Hill 170Battle of Hill 170Battle of Ramree IslandBattle of the Admin BoxBattle of YenangyaungBattle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsBattle of Ramree IslandBattle of the Admin BoxBattle of YenangyaungSittweChauk100 km20.120N, 93.443E
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Battle of Hill 170 is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 34 in present-day Myanmar.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871221, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Hill 170, revision 1370442978, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.