Battle of Oktwin
Battle of Oktwin was a battle fought on 20 March 1942 at Oktwin, in what is now Myanmar; it lasted 3 days. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Japanese victory.
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Fought 20 March 1942 lasted 3 days
Where Oktwin, Myanmar 18.829N, 96.405E
Outcome Japanese victory
Belligerents China against Empire of Japan
Where it sits in Second Sino-Japanese War Defense of Harbin, 1932 Battle of Wenzaobang, 1932 Battle of Nanking, 1937 Siege of Shanghai, 1937 Battle of Luodian, 1937 Marco Polo Bridge incident, 1937 Battle of Beiping–Tianjin, 1937 Battle of Zhangjiakou, 1937 Battle of Nankou, 1937 Battle of Shanghai, 1937 Battle of Wusong, 1937 Battle of Taiyuan, 1937 Battle of Datong, 1937 Battle of Jining, 1937 Battle of Xinkou, 1937 Battle of Pingxingguan, 1937 Defense of Sihang Warehouse, 1937 Battle of Jinshanwei, 1937 Defense of Linyi, 1938 Siege of Xuzhou, 1938 Battle of Northern and Eastern Henan, 1938 Defense of Teng County, 1938 Battle of Taierzhuang, 1938 Battle of Xuzhou, 1938 Battle of Wuhan, 1938 Battle of Changsha, 1939 Battle of Nanchang, 1939 Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang, 1939 Battle of South Guangxi, 1939 Battle of Baotou, 1939 Battle of Kunlun Pass, 1939 Battle of West Suiyuan, 1940 Battle of Wuyuan, 1940 Battle of Zaoyang–Yichang, 1940 Hundred Regiments Offensive, 1940 Battle of South Henan, 1941 Battle of Shanggao, 1941 Battle of South Shanxi, 1941 Battle of Changsha, 1941 Battle of Changsha, 1942 Battle of Tachiao, 1942 Battle of Oktwin, 1942 Battle of Toungoo, 1942 Battle of Yenangyaung, 1942 Battle of Lashio, 1942 Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road, 1942 Battle of West Hubei, 1943 Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan, 1943 Battle of Changde, 1943 Battle of Dushan, 1944 Battle of Central Henan, 1944 Operation Ichi-Go, 1944 Battle of Changsha, 1944 Defense of Hengyang, 1944 Battle of Guilin–Liuzhou, 1944 Battle of West Hunan, 1945 1932 1945 Battle of Oktwin, 1942 58 placed engagements of Second Sino-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 20 March 1942to 23 March 1942 Place Oktwin, Myanmar18.829N, 96.405E Kind Battle, interwar and Second World War Commanders
Battle of Oktwin Battle of Oktwin Battle of Toungoo Battle of Tachiao Battle of the Sittang Bend Battle of Prome Battle of Prome Battle of Toungoo Battle of the Sittang Bend Battle of Prome Battle of Prome Naypyidaw Pyu Hinthada Letpadan Allanmyo Loikaw Mae Hong Son 100 km 18.829N, 96.405E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Battle of Oktwin 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 Q4871936 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Oktwin , revision 1378950900, 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.
