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Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay

Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay was a battle fought in March 1945 in what is now Myanmar. It was part of the South-East Asian theater of World War II, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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The original IWM caption reads, "Sherman tanks and trucks of 62nd Motorised Brigade advancing on the road between Nyaungyu on the Irrawaddy bridgehead and Meiktila, March 1945." This however is slight
The original IWM caption reads, "Sherman tanks and trucks of 62nd Motorised Brigade advancing on the road between Nyaungyu on the Irrawaddy bridgehead and Meiktila, March 1945." This however is slight. Sergeant R Stubbs, No.9 Army Film and Photographic Unit., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtMarch 1945
WhereMyanmar20.880N, 95.859E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; British India; United StatesagainstEmpire of Japan; Azad Hind; (Indian National Army)
Casualties and losses2,307 killed; 15,888 wounded and missingand6,513 killed; 6,299 wounded and missing
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 Meiktila and Mandalay, 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

DateMarch 1945 (month precision)
to March 1945
PlaceMyanmar
20.880N, 95.859E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Casualties and losses2,307 killed; 15,888 wounded and missing6,513 killed; 6,299 wounded and missing
Commanders
  • William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
Battle of Meiktila and MandalayBattle of Meiktila and MandalayBattle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operationsBattle of YenangyaungBattle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBattle of MaymyoBattle of YenangyaungBattle of MaymyoNaypyidawMandalayMagwayMyingyanChaukTaunggyi100 km20.880N, 95.859E
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Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay 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 Q371298, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay, revision 1385565849, 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.