Battle of Tanlwe Chaung

1945 CE.

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The Battle of Tanlwe Chaung took place in Burma on 26 April 1945. It was fought between the British Army's 22nd East African Brigade, including the Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR), and forces of Imperial Japan. The battle resulted in the deaths of 14 RAR men and an unknown number of Japanese, with the RAR overrunning the Japanese and gaining vital ground.

Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Tanlwe Chaung, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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