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Battle of Ramree Island

Battle of Ramree Island was a battle fought on 14 January 1945 at Ramree Island, in what is now Myanmar; it lasted 39 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. Recorded strength: about 6,000 against about 1,000.

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British troops in a landing craft make their way ashore on Ramree Island, 21 January 1945.
British troops in a landing craft make their way ashore on Ramree Island, 21 January 1945.. Official photographer Sergeant Wackett of No.9 Army Film and Photographic Unit, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought14 January 1945lasted 39 days
WhereRamree Island, Myanmar19.430N, 93.546E
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; British RajagainstEmpire of Japan
Casualties and losses"Trifling"andabout 500 killed; 20 captured; about 500 evacuated to mainland
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 Ramree Island, 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

Date14 January 1945
to 22 February 1945
PlaceRamree Island, Myanmar
19.430N, 93.546E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strengthabout 6,000about 1,000
Casualties and losses"Trifling"about 500 killed; 20 captured; about 500 evacuated to mainland
Commanders
  • Cyril Lomax
  • Kanichi Nagazawa
Battle of Ramree IslandBattle of Ramree IslandBattle of Hill 170Battle of Tanlwe ChaungBattle of YenangyaungBattle of PromeBattle of PromeBattle of Hill 170Battle of Tanlwe ChaungBattle of YenangyaungBattle of PromeSittweMagway100 km19.430N, 93.546E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Ramree Island
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Ramree Island today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-02-17. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 5 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from -3 to 101 m, 104 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 60% water, 12% tree cover, 11% cropland.

water: 60%tree cover: 12%cropland: 11%grassland: 7%built-up: 7%mangrove: 2%water 60%tree cover 12%cropland 11%grassland 7%built-up 7%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 15 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 10 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Battle of Ramree Island 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 Q710000, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ramree Island, revision 1381476768, 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.