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Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan

Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan was a battle fought in October 1943 at Yunnan, in what is now People's Republic of China; it lasted about 2 years. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory.

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Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
FoughtOctober 1943lasted about 2 years
WhereYunnan, People's Republic of China22.830N, 97.140E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsRepublic of China (1912–1949); United Kingdom; United StatesagainstEmpire of Japan; Thailand
Part ofSecond Sino-Japanese War1937 to 1945

Where it sits in Second Sino-Japanese War

Defense of Harbin, 1932Battle of Wenzaobang, 1932Battle of Nanking, 1937Siege of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Luodian, 1937Marco Polo Bridge incident, 1937Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, 1937Battle of Zhangjiakou, 1937Battle of Nankou, 1937Battle of Shanghai, 1937Battle of Wusong, 1937Battle of Taiyuan, 1937Battle of Datong, 1937Battle of Jining, 1937Battle of Xinkou, 1937Battle of Pingxingguan, 1937Defense of Sihang Warehouse, 1937Battle of Jinshanwei, 1937Defense of Linyi, 1938Siege of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan, 1938Defense of Teng County, 1938Battle of Taierzhuang, 1938Battle of Xuzhou, 1938Battle of Wuhan, 1938Battle of Changsha, 1939Battle of Nanchang, 1939Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, 1939Battle of South Guangxi, 1939Battle of Baotou, 1939Battle of Kunlun Pass, 1939Battle of West Suiyuan, 1940Battle of Wuyuan, 1940Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang, 1940Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940Battle of South Henan, 1941Battle of Shanggao, 1941Battle of South Shanxi, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1941Battle of Changsha, 1942Battle of Tachiao, 1942Battle of Oktwin, 1942Battle of Toungoo, 1942Battle of Yenangyaung, 1942Battle of Lashio, 1942Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road, 1942Battle of West Hubei, 1943Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, 1943Battle of Changde, 1943Battle of Dushan, 1944Battle of Central Henan, 1944Operation Ichi-Go, 1944Battle of Changsha, 1944Defense of Hengyang, 1944Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou, 1944Battle of West Hunan, 194519321945Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, 1943
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Record

DateOctober 1943 (month precision)
to March 1945
PlaceYunnan, People's Republic of China
22.830N, 97.140E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthWestern Claim : 400,000; Chinese Claim : X Force (Chinese Army in India) : 60,266 troops; Y Force (Second Chinese Expeditionary Force) : 153,441 troopsWestern Claim : 150,000; Chinese Claim Claim : In Northern Burma : 60,408 troops; In Western Yunnan : 33,822 troops
Casualties and lossesWestern Claim : 107,000; Chinese Claim : Chinese Army in India: New First Army (including attached units) : In the battles of Hukawng Valley, Mogaung Valley, and Myitkyina (October 31, 1943 to August 11, 1944) : 5,773 killed, 11,968 wounded, 88 missing; In the battle of Bhamo and the ensuing pursuit operations (October 22, 1944 to March 26, 1945) : 2,626 casualties; New Sixth Army : New 22nd Division in the battle of Bhamo and 50th Division in the battles of Hsenwi, Lashio, Namtu, and Hsipaw (October 22, 1944 to March 16, 1945) unknown; Second Chinese Expeditionary Force: 31,443 killed and 35,948 woundedWestern Claim : 108,000 (at least 30,000 Japanese soldiers dead); Chinese Claim : In Western Yunnan: 25,102 killed, wounded, or captured; Japanese Claim : In Western Yunnan; Counterattack against the Second Chinese Expeditionary Force (29 April until 5 July 1944): 1,719 killed, 1,257 wounded, about 200 died of illness, and about 4,500 fallen ill; First phase of the 'Disrupt' operation (6 July until 5 October 1944): 56th division : 4,868 killed, 1,430 wounded, 386 died of illness, and 11,081 fallen ill; 2nd division : about 800 killed, about 800 wounded; Second phase of the 'Disrupt' operation (5 October 1944 until 26 January 1945): 1,803 killed, 3,194 wounded, 27 died of illness, and 1,822 fallen ill; Total : about 9,190 killed, about 6,681 wounded, about 613 died of illness, and about 17,403 fallen ill; In Northern Burma; 18th division in the battles of Hukawng and Mogaung Valleys (1 October 1943 until 10 August 1944): 55th infantry regiment and 18th mountain artillery regiment : 2,207 killed, 2,460 wounded, and 90 missing; 56th infantry regiment : about 2,553 killed or died of illness, about 60 suspected to have been captured.; 12th engineer regiment : about 805 killed, about 100 missing; 114th infantry regiment of the 18th division in the Siege of Myitkyina (17 May until 5 August 1944): 2,979 killed or died of illness, about 1,821 wounded, and 107 captured; Other units and battles : unknown
Commanders
  • Long Yun
  • Wei Lihuang
  • Song Xilian
  • Sun Li-jen
Battle of Northern Burma and Western YunnanBattle of Northern Burma and Western YunnanBattle of Goteik GorgeBattle of MaymyoBattle of MaymyoMandalayNamtu100 km22.830N, 97.140E
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Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 339 in present-day People's Republic of China.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871917, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, revision 1377054208, 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.