"China's Role In The Recapture Of Burma " Topic
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| Tango01 | 25 May 2016 4:45 p.m. PST |
"The purpose of this monograph is to cover the operation of the Chinese Army in Burma from its advance on Myitkyina and Tenchung until the recapture of Lashio, 8 March 1945.
In order to provide a common understanding and a sufficient orientation for this discussion, a short resume of events leading up to this operation follows: a.Early in 1942 the Japanese drove into Burma and captured Rangoon, closing that great port for the Burma road. They streamed up the valley towards Mandalay and Myitkyina. The Allied force retreated; most of the Chinese troops pulled back across the Salween River. The British troops made their difficult way back into India, From that time on, all roads to China were cut off by the enemy. b.From a strategical point of view, the occupation of Burma by the Japanese on the one side provided them with a springboard, a starting point for their planned conquest of India. On the other side, it provided them a protective shield to guard their easier and highly profitable conquest to the south; Siam, Indochina, Malaya and the Netherlands Indies…"
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worldwariifiles.blogspot.com.ar Amicalement
Armand |
| Rudysnelson | 26 May 2016 1:40 p.m. PST |
Nationalist China contribution to CBI operations have often been overlooked or ignored. |
| Tango01 | 27 May 2016 10:32 a.m. PST |
Sadly true… Amicalement
Armand |
| Jemima Fawr | 27 May 2016 11:14 a.m. PST |
Not by me, but certainly by figure manufacturers… :( |
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