BURMA - WWII

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History of the Twelfth Army from its Formation on 28th May, 1945 to the End of Operations September, 1945. Sole edition of the CONFIDENTIAL official report on concluding operations in Burma, covering the advance to Rangoon, Japanese retreat to Pegu Yomas, and the disastrous attempted breakout across the Sittang; with official minutes of negotiations with Gen. Ichida, and comprehensive details of the Japanese surrender. Just five institutional locations - Wellcome, NAM, Oxford, IWM, and National Archives, personal papers of Hugh Stockwell - none in commerce."Slim decided that Rangoon must be captured before the monsoon in May and, to achieve this, the 33rd Corps was ordered to advance either side of the Irrawaddy as quickly as possible. Immediately Rangoon fell, and it was decided to withdraw Headquarters Fourteenth Army to India, to prepare for the invasion of Malaya, headquarters 33rd Corps being closed down and immediately reformed as Headquarters Twelfth Army, still commanded by Stopford, promoted to general and now made responsible for finishing the campaign in Burma" (ODNB)."Fighting continued after the surrender of Rangoon against the … 70,000 Japanese troops dispersed around Burma. Through Burma's eastern hills, 27,000 Japanese troops, the remnants of Kimura's armies, set out to make the arduous attempt to escape eastwards … Some 12,000 of Kimura's troops were killed … British and Indian losses were just ninety-five men killed and 322 wounded" (Pike, p. 971). On 15 Aug

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