Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan

Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War of the Pacific War
Chinese soldiers fight along the Salween River in Burma
Date October 1943 – March 1945 Location Northern Burma and Western Yunnan Coordinates: 22°50′N 97°08′E / 22.83°N 97.14°E / 22.83; 97.14 Result Allied victory
Belligerents
China  United States	Japan Thailand
Commanders and leaders
Wei Li-huang	Masakazu Kawabe Heitarō Kimura J.R. Seriroengrit
Strength
400,000	150,000
Casualties and losses
107,000	108,000

Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan (Chinese: 滇西缅北会战 October 1943 – March 1945) was the name of the Chinese campaign with their allies in the 1943-45 Burma Campaign. The campaign ended in an Allied victory.

Battles in Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan

• Battle of Yupang October - December 1943
• Battle of Lashio January 1944
• Battle of Maingkwan February - 5 March 1944
• Battle of Mogaung March 1944
• Siege of Myitkyina April - August 1944
• Battle of Mount Song May - September 1944
• Battle of Mongyu December 1944 - January 1945
• Battle of Lashio March 1945
• Battle of Hsipaw March 1945

References

See also

• China Burma India Theater of World War II
• Burma Campaign 1944-1945
• Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road
• Northern Combat Area Command