Japanese invasion of Burma
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The Japanese invasion of Burma, referred to by the BIA in 1941 as the fourth Anglo-Burmese war or the war of Burmese Independence, was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma as part
View of the Yenangyaung oil field on 16 April 1942 after its destruction ahead of the Japanese advance
View of bomb damage in Rangoon after the Japanese aerial attack in December 1941
Electrical equipment and oil installations at Yenanguang being destroyed as part of the "scorched earth" policy, in the face of the Japanese advance
Japanese advance and Allied retreat
Saharat Thai Doem
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Saharat Thai Doem was an administrative division of Thailand. It encompassed parts of the Shan States of British Burma annexed by the Thai government after the Japanese conquest of Burma.
Japanese invasion of Burma
…began to occupy Kayah State. They drove the Chinese 55th Division from Loikaw, taking many Chinese prisoners. The Thai remained in control of the Saharat Thai Doem for the remainder of the war. Their troops suffered from shortage of supplies and disease, but were not subjected to Allied attacks. After the failure…
The Thai flag in Kengtung
Thai soldiers and government officials occupying a Burmese village
Phin Choonhavan, Thai military governor of Saharat Thai Doem
The northern loop on Highway 1285 from Mae Hong Son was based on the original network of roads built in 1943 to connect Saharat Thai Doem with the rest of Thailand.