Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan (1943)

Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan (United Kingdom vs Thailand) took place in 1943 during Second Sino-Japanese War.

Battle facts

• Year: 1943
• Era: Modern
• Conflict: Second Sino-Japanese War
• Side A: United Kingdom
• Side B: Thailand
• Commanders (A): Long Yun, Wei Li-huang, Song Xilian, Sun Li-jen
• Commanders (B): Masakazu Kawabe, Heitarō Kimura
• Casualties: Western Claim : 107,000 Chinese Claim : Chinese Army in India: 4,218 killed, 10,403 wounded, and 151 missing Second Chinese Expeditionary Force: 31,443 killed and 35,948 wounded (United Kingdom), Western Claim : 108,000 (at least 30,000 Japanese soldiers dead) Chinese Claim : In Northern Burma: 1,719 killed, 1,257 wounded, about 200 died of illness, and about 4,500 fallen ill First phase of (Thailand)
• Outcome: Allied victory
• Coordinates: 22.830°, 97.140°

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