Battle of Hill 170: Difference between revisions

{{short description|Battle of World War II}}

{{Infobox military conflict

| conflict = Battle of Hill 170

| image = The British Army in Burma 1944 SE1231.jpg

| image_size = 300px

| date = 22–31 January 1945

| place = [[Rakhine State|Arakan]], [[Burma]]

| result = [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] victory

| combatant1 = {{flag|British Empire}}

| units2 = [[54th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)|54th Division]]

| casualties1 = 45 dead<br />90 wounded

}}

{{Campaignbox Burma}}

 

After the battle, the commander of the [[XV Indian Corps]]—[[Lieutenant General]] Sir [[Philip Christison]]—stated in a special order of the day to the 3rd Commando Brigade, "The Battle of Kangaw had been the decisive battle of the whole Arakan campaign and that it was won was very largely due to your magnificent defence of Hill 170."<ref name=mo82/>

 

==Background==

 

== See also ==

* {{Portal inline|Japan}}

* {{Portal inline|United Kingdom}}