16 Jan 1942
Burma
Burma
- The first clash between Japanese and British forces within Burma occurred when a column of the 3rd Battalion of the Japanese 112th Infantry Regiment was engaged by the British 6th Burma Rifles (plus two companies of the 3rd Burma Rifles and elements of the Kohine battalion BFF) at the town of Tavoy (population 30,000 and strategically important as it was the start of a metal road to Rangoon). By the 18th the Japanese had taken the town, having lost 23 dead and 40 wounded, but the morale of the defenders had been badly damaged and the Japanese column was able to move on to Mergui without serious opposition. ww2dbase [Invasion of Burma | Tavoy | AC]
19 Jan 1942
Burma
Burma
- Japanese troops captured the airfield at Tavoy (now Dawei), Burma. ww2dbase [Invasion of Burma | Tavoy, Tanintharyi | CPC]
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