Attack on Mandalay
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, World War II, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History, Asian History
- Geographical Location: Southeast Asia, Burma, Indochina
- Date: March, 1945
Article abstract: Type of action: Diversionary ground action in World War II. Result: The British successfully used an attack on Mandalay to draw Japanese forces away from other targets in Burma, then took Mandalay itself; the Japanese lost one-third of their fighting forces and the Allies gained control of the area and the Burma Road.
After the Japanese victories in 1942, the Burma Road, the major allied supply route in Asia, was closed. The allied forces realized that if the Japanese were to be defeated, control of Burma and the Burma Road had to be regained....
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