16 Apr 1945
Burma
Burma
- Indian 5th Division captured Shwemyo, Burma during the day, while by nightfall the Anglo-Indian 4th Corps reached within 240 miles of Rangoon. ww2dbase [Battle of Rangoon | Shwemyo | CPC]
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