Siege of Myitkyina
| Siege of Myitkyina | |||||||||
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| Part of the Burma campaign, South-East Asian and Pacific Theaters of World War II | |||||||||
An American M1A1 75-mm pack howitzer supports GALAHAD's operations at Myitkyina. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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China United States United Kingdom (air and artillery support only) |
Japan Burma | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Wei Li-huang Joseph Stilwell | Genzo Mizukami † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
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Chinese Expeditionary Force Northern Combat Area Command | Garrison from the 114th Infantry Regiment of the 18th division and a battalion of the 56th division (3,000) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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Western Claim : Chinese 972 killed 3,184 wounded 188 invalid U.S. 272 killed 955 wounded 980 invalid Chinese Claim : Chinese 2,405 killed 4,193 wounded |
By mid-July :
182 captured
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The siege of Myitkyina was an engagement during the Burma campaign of World War II. The Allied victory was part of the larger Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan which succeeded in opening the Ledo Road.