Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan

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Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War of the Pacific War
Camouflaged Chinese soldiers repel a Japanese banzai charge of 50,000 men along the Salween River near Burma
Date October 1943 - March 1945 Location Northern Burma and Western Yunnan Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Republic of China United States United Kingdom	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Wei Li-huang Joseph Stilwell Daniel Isom Sultan	Masakazu Kawabe Heitarō Kimura
Strength
400,000 Troops	150,000 Troops
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 Japanese troops initially had the winning side. However, their banzai charges failed to have much effect against the Allied troops who used camouflage tactics. The Allied forces eventually won the battle.

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
• Battle of Myitkyina April - August 1944
• Battle of Mongyu December 1944 - January 1945
• Battle of Lashio March 1945
• Battle of Hsipaw March 1945

See also

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

Coordinates: 22°50′N 97°08′E / 22.83°N 97.14°E / 22.83; 97.14