Battle of Mogaung

Battle of Mogaung
Part of the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II
Brigadier Mike Calvert (left) gives orders to Lieutenant-Colonel Shaw, with (right) Major James Lumley after the capture of Mogaung.
Date (1944-06-04) (1944-06-27)June 4–27, 1944 (3 weeks and 2 days) Location Mogaung, Burma 25°18′0″N 96°56′0″E / 25.30000°N 96.93333°E / 25.30000; 96.93333 Result Allied victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom  China Air Support  United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Mike Calvert	Hisashi Takeda
Units involved
77th Brigade 114th Regiment	53rd Division (elements)
Strength
3,500 men	4,000 men
Casualties and losses
776[1]	1,600[1]

The Battle of Mogaung was a series of engagements that was fought in the Burma Campaign of World War II between 6 and 26 June 1944 at the Burmese town of Mogaung. In brutal fighting, the 77th 'Chindit' Brigade under Brigadier Michael Calvert, later assisted by Chinese forces of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, fought for and captured the town from the occupying forces of Imperial Japan.

The battle was part of a major Chindit campaign called Operation Thursday which later amalgamated with the Siege of Myitkyina by Chinese and US forces led by Joseph Stilwell who was in overall command of the Chindits. The capture of Mogaung was the first place in Burma to be liberated from the Japanese, and it was the last major Chindit campaign of the war. Two Victoria Crosses were awarded during the battle.^[2]