Battle of Sittang Bridge
The Battle of Sittang Bridge was part of the Burma campaign during the Second World War. Fought between 19 February and 23 February 1942, the battle was a decisive victory for Japan, with heavy losses for the British Indian Army, which was forced to retreat in disarray. Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, V.C.—who commanded the British Indian Army at Sittang Bridge—called it "the Sittang disaster".
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Battle of Sittang Bridge
The Battle of Sittang Bridge was part of the Burma campaign during the Second World War. Fought between 19 February and 23 February 1942, the battle was a decisive victory for Japan, with heavy losses for the British Indian Army, which was forced to retreat in disarray. Brigadier Sir John George Smyth, V.C.—who commanded the British Indian Army at Sittang Bridge—called it "the Sittang disaster".
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Die Schlacht an der Sittang-Br ...... geordnet zurückziehen mussten.
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The Battle of Sittang Bridge w ...... battle of the first campaign."
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British India
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1942-02-23
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Decisive Japanese victory
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One understrength division
Two regiments
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Die Schlacht an der Sittang-Br ...... geordnet zurückziehen mussten.
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The Battle of Sittang Bridge w ...... led it "the Sittang disaster".
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Schlacht an der Sittang-Brücke
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