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Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road

Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road was a battle fought in June 1942 at Burma Road, in what is now Myanmar. It was part of Second Sino-Japanese War, which ran from 1937 to 1945. The recorded result: Axis victory. Recorded strength: 3 divisions: ~65,000 against Western Claim : 95,000; Chinese Claim : 103,000.

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FoughtJune 1942
WhereBurma Road, Myanmar21.000N, 97.000E
OutcomeAxis victory
BelligerentsAxis; Japan; ThailandagainstAllies; China; United Kingdom; Air Support: United States
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 Yunnan-Burma Road, 1942
58 placed engagements of Second Sino-Japanese War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

DateJune 1942 (month precision)
to June 1942
PlaceBurma Road, Myanmar
21.000N, 97.000E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength3 divisions: ~65,000Western Claim : 95,000; Chinese Claim : 103,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown13,071 killed; 7,971 wounded; 9,586 missing; 145 killed or wounded; 130 dead from diseases
Commanders
  • Luo Zhuoying
  • Sun Li Jen
  • Liu Fangwu
  • Dai Anlan
  • Liao Yaoxiang
  • James Bruce Scott
Battle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBattle of Yunnan-Burma RoadBattle of Meiktila and MandalayBattle of MaymyoBattle of MaymyoMandalayMyingyan100 km21.000N, 97.000E
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Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road 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 Q10396694, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Yunnan–Burma Road, revision 1383168342, 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.