Battle of Toungoo

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Battle of Toungoo
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
Date (1942-03-24) (1942-03-30)March 24–30, 1942 (6 days) Location Toungoo, Burma Result Japanese victory
Commanders and leaders
Dai Anlan Liao Yaoxiang	Takeshi Koga Yūzō Matsuyama Yutaka Hiroshi

The Battle of Toungoo was one of the key battles in the Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road in the Burma Campaign of World War II and Second Sino-Japanese War. The failure of the Chinese to hold the city of Toungoo opened up the route for the Japanese to make their lunge to Lashio around the allied flank and into the Chinese rear.