Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations

The Battle of Pakokku and Irrawaddy River operations were a series of battles fought between the British Indian Army and the Imperial Japanese Army and allied forces over the successful Allied Burma campaign on the China Burma India Theater during World War II. The battles and operations were instrumental in facilitating the eventual capture of Rangoon in summer 1945.

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Location: 21.3313, 95.0576, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1945 Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations

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1287 Battle of Pagan

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Men of the Dorset Regiment, 2nd Division, crossing the Irrawaddy river at Ngazun, Burma, 28 February 1945. SE3153

(20th Indian Division Crossing the River Irrawaddy at Myinmu) (allocated) JFU10

A Lee tank being loaded onto a pontoon ferry by men of the 2nd Division before crossing the Irrawaddy river at Ngazun, Burma, 28 February 1945. SE3155

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	849	Pagan kingdom		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1287	Battle of Pagan	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Men of the Dorset Regiment, 2nd Division, crossing the Irrawaddy river at Ngazun, Burma, 28 February 1945. SE3153		Commons
commons	image		(20th Indian Division Crossing the River Irrawaddy at Myinmu) (allocated) JFU10		Commons
commons	image		A Lee tank being loaded onto a pontoon ferry by men of the 2nd Division before crossing the Irrawaddy river at Ngazun, Burma, 28 February 1945. SE3155		Commons