Battle of Prome (1942)

Battle of Prome
Part of the Japanese conquest of Burma and Burma Campaign
Date30 March – 2 April 1942
Location
Prome, Burma
(present-day Pyay, Myanmar)
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

  Empire of Japan

The Battle of Prome took place during the Japanese conquest of Burma. China's Generalissimo, Chiang Kai-shek, believed "As long as the British hold Prome, we hold Toungoo."

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