Battle of Toungoo

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Toungoo was a major World War II clash in Burma in early 1942, where Chinese forces mounted a key defense against the advancing Japanese Army during the Burma Campaign.

Aliases (1)

Defense of Toungoo ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military engagement →
alsoKnownAs	Defense of Toungoo →
attackingForce	Japanese 55th Division →
belligerent	Chinese National Revolutionary Army → Imperial Japanese Army →
campaignObjective	blocking Japanese advance along the Sittang valley →
casualties	heavy on both sides →
commander	Dai Anlan → Liang Juhao → Takehara Saburo →
conflict	World War II →
conflictType	land battle →
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan → Republic of China →
defendingForce	Chinese 200th Division → Chinese 5th Army →
endDate	1942-03-30 →
followedBy	Battle of Oktwin → Battle of Yedashe →
front	Burma Front →
geographicalContext	Sittang River valley region →
historicalSignificance	demonstrated Chinese capability to delay Japanese advance in Burma → first major engagement of Chinese forces in the Burma Campaign →
locatedIn	Burma → Myanmar → Toungoo →
notableFeature	close-quarters street fighting → extensive use of field fortifications by Chinese forces → urban defensive battle centered on Toungoo city →
objectiveOfAttackers	seize Toungoo to open route into central Burma →
objectiveOfDefenders	hold Toungoo as long as possible →
partOf	Burma Campaign → Burma Campaign (1941–1942) →
precededBy	Japanese invasion of Burma →
primaryOpponents	Chinese National Revolutionary Army vs Imperial Japanese Army →
relatedTo	Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma → Japanese conquest of Burma →
result	Japanese victory → capture of Toungoo by Japanese forces →
startDate	1942-03-18 →
strategicImportance	defense of central Burma → delay of Japanese advance toward central Burma →
theater	China–Burma–India Theater →
timePeriod	early 1942 →
year	1942 →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Toungoo ("Defense of Toungoo") →	alsoKnownAs
Chinese Expeditionary Force →	engagement