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Southern Asia 74 years ago today: Reconquest of Burma (02 Aug 1945) https://buff.ly/2KkmxVp In March and April 1945 the British advanced south into Japanese-occupied Burma, capturing Rangoon in an amphibious assault in early May and splitting the Japanese forces in two. In July the Japanese made a last desperate bid to break through British lines and reconnect their armies but were defeated, effectively bringing an end to the fighting in Burma. #southernasia #history #welovehistory #map #1940s #20thcentury #modernhistory #1945 #allies #august #august2 #burmacampaign #britishraj #indochine #japaneseempire #sovietunion #britishempire #frenchindochina #worldwarii #worldwar2 #ww2 #wwii #secondworldwar #maps #todayinhistory #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #worldhistory #cartography (at Yangon) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0pxXIpg0_4/?igshid=18f9x47loso20

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Southern Asia 75 years ago today: Battle of Imphal-Kohima (15 Apr 1944) https://buff.ly/2IwaqFv By the close of 1943 the British were ready for a new offensive against the Japanese in Burma, mounting a second round of Arakan and Chindit offensives, this time in conjunction with the Americans and Chinese. The Japanese countered by invading India in an attempt to knock out the British communications base at Imphal, but were repelled after several months fighting. #southernasia #history #welovemaps #map #1940s #1944 #allies #britishempire #april #april15 #myanmar #burma #chindit #japaneseempire #axispowers #britishraj #britishindia #burmacampaign #worldwar2 #worldwarii #maps #welovehistory #ww2 #wwii #secondworldwar #pacificwar #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff (at Imphal) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwRN9-7gXaU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=hi2u3zqnny0z

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Asia Pacific 75 years ago today: Burma Offensives (18 Apr 1944) https://buff.ly/2UKcL6W Allied momentum in the Pacific was not matched in Burma, where a British attempt at reconquest had been beaten back in early 1943. In 1944, the British tried again, using their irregular Chindit forces in an attempt to retake northern Burma and open up the overland route to China. The Japanese swiftly counterattacked with an invasion of northeast India, trying to cut British supply lines at Kohima and Imphal. #asiapacific #history #welovemaps #map #1940s #1944 #allies #april #april18 #asiapacificwar #pacificwar #welovehistory #burmacampaign #asianhistory #japaneseempire #japanesehistory #britishempire #wwii #worldwarii #maps #worldwar2 #ww2 #secondworldwar #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #militaryhistory (at Imphal) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwY_ViQgq_w/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=8nlaq04r2obc

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Southern Asia 74 years ago today: Operation Extended Capital (20 Feb 1945) https://buff.ly/2GAe2Gn Following the defeat of the Japanese at Imphal in mid-1944, the Allies resumed their offensive in Burma. By February 1945 they were closing in on Mandalay and had reopened the Burma Road to China. #southernasia #history #welovemaps #map #1940s #1945 #allies #burmacampaign #britishempire #february #february20 #britishraj #japaneseempire #sovietunion #worldwar2 #ww2 #wwii #secondworldwar #worldwarii #southeastasia #maps #pacificwar #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historygeek #historybuff #historynerd #asianhistory #worldhistory (at Mandalay, Myanmar) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuGPeniA6JY/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1jqna8g8fg2lz

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Southern Asia 77 years ago today: Fall of Singapore (15 Feb 1942) https://buff.ly/2WYvx8c By February 1942 the Japanese forces invading Malaya had reached the perimeter of Singapore, Britain’s most important military base in Southeast Asia and the keystone of British defences in the region. Despite facing just 36,000 Japanese, the 85,000 troops in Singapore capitulated after only a week of fighting - a humiliating defeat and the largest surrender of British-led forces in history. #southernasia #history #welovemaps #map #1940s #1942 #battleofsingapore #fallofsingapore #burmacampaign #february #february15 #ww2 #worldwarii #japaneseempire #malayacampaign #wwii #worldwar2 #singapore #secondworldwar #britishempire #pacificwar #axispowers #allies #maps #britishraj #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historynerd #historybuff (at Singapore) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt5QfB0A5Mn/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14fph5ef962gv

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Southern Asia 73 years ago today: Operation Extended Capital (20 Feb 1945) http://omniatlas.com/maps/southasia/19450220/ Following the defeat of the Japanese at Imphal in mid-1944, the Allies resumed their offensive in Burma. By February 1945 they were closing in on Mandalay and had reopened the Burma Road to China. #southasia #history #welovemaps #1940s #1945 #allies #burma #china #eastturkestanrepublic #ethiopia #february #february20 #britain #britishempire #india #japan #kuomintang #maps #russia #unitedstates #worldwarii #burmacampaign #xinjiang (at Mandalay)

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Burma Campaign UK today urged Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire MP to call in the Burmese ambassador to Britain to question him regarding why people are still