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Battle of the Admin Box

Battle of the Admin Box was a battle fought on 5 February 1944 at Rakhine State, in what is now Myanmar; it lasted 18 days. It was part of the South-East Asian theater of World War II, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: At start: 2 infantry divisions; 1 armoured regiment; Reinforcements: 2 infantry divisions against 1 infantry division.

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THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST: THE BURMA CAMPAIGN 1941-1945, The Arakan Campaign January 1943 - May 1945: Sikhs of the 7th Indian Division at an observation post in the Ngakyeduak Pass area during the fierc
THE WAR IN THE FAR EAST: THE BURMA CAMPAIGN 1941-1945, The Arakan Campaign January 1943 - May 1945: Sikhs of the 7th Indian Division at an observation post in the Ngakyeduak Pass area during the fierc. No 9 Army Film & Photographic Unit, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought5 February 1944lasted 18 days
WhereRakhine State, Myanmar20.932N, 92.449E
OutcomeAllied victory
BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; British RajagainstJapan; Azad Hind
Casualties and losses3,506 total; 3 Spitfiresand3,106 killed; 2,229 wounded; 65 aircraft
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, 1942Battle of the Admin Box, 1944Battle of Ramree Island, 1945Battle of Hill 170, 1945Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations, 1945Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay, 1945Battle of the Sittang Bend, 194519411945Battle of the Admin Box, 1944
9 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

Date5 February 1944
to 23 February 1944
PlaceRakhine State, Myanmar
20.932N, 92.449E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
StrengthAt start: 2 infantry divisions; 1 armoured regiment; Reinforcements: 2 infantry divisions1 infantry division
Casualties and losses3,506 total; 3 Spitfires3,106 killed; 2,229 wounded; 65 aircraft
Commanders
  • Philip Christison
  • Tokutaro Sakurai
Battle of the Admin BoxBattle of the Admin BoxBattle of Hill 170Battle of Hill 170100 km20.932N, 92.449E
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Battle of the Admin Box is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 22 in present-day Myanmar.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872826, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Admin Box, revision 1382071002, 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.