Battle of Toungoo

Battle of Toungoo
Part of the Japanese invasion of Burma, the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the China Burma India Theater and the Pacific Theater of World War II
Date (1942-03-24) (1942-03-30)March 24–30, 1942
(6 days)
Location
Toungoo city in Burma
Result Japanese victory
Commanders and leaders
Dai Anlan
Liao Yaoxiang		 Takeshi Koga
Yūzō Matsuyama
Yutaka Hiroshi
Strength
200th division 55th division
Casualties and losses
Chinese claim :
8 officers and 1,897 warrant officers, NCOs, and soldiers killed
28 officers and 414 warrant officers, NCOs, and soldiers wounded		 Unknown

The Battle of Toungoo was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War. The failure of the Chinese to hold the city of Toungoo opened up the route for the Japanese to make their lunge to Lashio around the allied flank and into the Chinese rear.

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