Burma Campaign 1944 | |||||||
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Part of the Pacific War during World War II | |||||||
A C-47 transport aircraft drops supplies by parachute to Allied troops in action against Japanese forces; a common event during the fighting in Burma and India during 1944. |
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Louis Mountbatten |
Masakazu Kawabe |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
29,324 (British Commonwealth) | 71,289 (Japanese) |
Louis Mountbatten
William Slim
Wei Lihuang