Jungle Citadel CBI (id:#65580)

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Bhamo, Burma 1944-12-09 (6 others)

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Overview:

As part of the multi-pronged drive to re-open the northern end of the Burma Road, the Chinese New 1st Army had pushed south to the river port of Bhamo, the terminus of navigation on the Irrawaddy. The Japanese had spent some six months turning it into a fortress. Tasked to capture the city were the veteran jungle-fighters of the Chinese 38th Division, now confronted by an entirely new type of combat. The initial attacks of its 113th Infantry Regiment got nowhere. However, north of Bhamo, the 114th, with only half the support but a more aggressive and imaginative commander, pushed into the Japanese defenses and held firm. The air and artillery assets were shifted to him, and he proceeded to the next phase of his break-in.

Defender: Japanese (16th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division)  

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