Siege of Myitkyina
| Siege of Myitkyina | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II, the Second Sino-Japanese War and the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||||
An American M1A1 75-mm pack howitzer supports GALAHAD's operations at Myitkyina. | |||||||||
| |||||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||||
|
China United States United Kingdom (air and artillery support only) |
Japan Burma | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
|
Wei Li-huang Joseph Stilwell | Mizukami † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
|
Chinese Expeditionary Force Northern Combat Area Command | Garrison from 56th division (3,000) | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
|
Chinese 972 killed 3,184 wounded 188 invalid U.S. 272 killed 955 wounded 980 invalid |
790 killed 1,180 wounded 182 captured | ||||||||
The siege of Myitkyina was an engagement during the Burma campaign of World War II. The Allied victory was part of the larger Battle of Northern Burma and Western Yunnan which succeeded in opening the Ledo Road.