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Taunggyi, Burma 1942-04-23 (0 others)

Overview:

For a brief time, it appeared that the introduction of Chinese troops into the struggle for northern Burma might allow the Allied forces to hold onto the Burma Road. However, the splintered Allied command could not cope with the speed of Japanese movement. The recently introduced Japanese 56th Division had charged from Toungoo to Lashio, which lay astride the Burma Road. General Stilwell ordered an attack from the east which utterly failed. On western end of the road, Stiilwell ordered remnants of the Chinese 200th Division to attack at Taunggyi. Two days later, Stilwell found the Chinese troops in a state of inertia sitting in front of Taunggyi. When orders failed to arouse action, Stilwell offered men a reward of 50,000 rupees if they secured Taunggyi by that evening. This financial incentive sent the hungry division into a frenzy of activity.

Defender: Japanese (Elements 2nd Btn, 113rd Infantry Regt., 56th Division)  

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