Battle of Sittang Bridge

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Sittang Bridge was a critical 1942 World War II engagement in Burma in which retreating British and Indian forces suffered heavy losses when the key bridge over the Sittang River was destroyed to prevent its capture by advancing Japanese troops.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Sittang Bridge canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of the Sittang Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	British forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese forces ⓘ
category	Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom ⓘ Battles involving the Indian Army in World War II ⓘ Battles of World War II involving Japan ⓘ
commander	Jackie Smyth NERFINISHED ⓘ Shojiro Iida NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
consequence	heavy British and Indian losses ⓘ loss of most heavy equipment by 17th Indian Division ⓘ many Allied troops stranded on wrong side of Sittang River ⓘ
countryInvolved	British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
date	1942-02-22 ⓘ 1942-02-23 ⓘ
endDate	1942-02-23 ⓘ
followedBy	Fall of Rangoon NERFINISHED ⓘ
front	Burma Front NERFINISHED ⓘ
involvesUnit	17th Indian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese 15th Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ Sittang River NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Myanmar ⓘ
notableEvent	destruction of Sittang Bridge by British forces ⓘ
objectiveOfAllies	delay Japanese advance and preserve route to Rangoon ⓘ
objectiveOfJapanese	seizure of Sittang River crossing ⓘ
partOf	Burma campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese conquest of Burma NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Bilin River NERFINISHED ⓘ
purposeOfBridgeDestruction	to prevent Japanese capture of the bridge ⓘ
result	Japanese victory ⓘ
riverCrossing	Sittang River crossing NERFINISHED ⓘ
startDate	1942-02-22 ⓘ
strategicOutcome	Japanese advance facilitated toward Rangoon ⓘ
strategicSignificance	critical engagement in defense of Rangoon ⓘ
theater	Southeast Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfOperation	defensive action ⓘ fighting withdrawal ⓘ
year	1942 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Battle of Yenangyaung → relatedTo → Battle of Sittang Bridge ⓘ

Indian 17th Infantry Division → engagement → Battle of Sittang Bridge ⓘ