Indaw

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History

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Rail Jeep strings signal wire on Pinwe to Naba Junction railroad in Burma on December 15, 1944

In 1944 during World War II, a major campaign was fought in Indaw between Japanese and British forces.[2] The Japanese had two airfields at Indaw, the Indaw West strip [3] and the Indaw Lake strip.[4]

On 7 April 2025, a combined force of the Kachin Independence Army, People's Defense Force, and ABSDF captured the town from the State Administration Council junta.[5]

Notes

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  2. Ooi, Keat Gin (2004) "Chindits" south-east Asia: A historical encyclopedia, from Angkor Wat to East Timor ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, California, p. 341, Template:ISBN
  3. "Indaw West - Airfield Id:3954" Template:Webarchive Pacific War Airfields Project
  4. "Indaw (Indaw Lake) - Airfield Id:3953" Template:Webarchive Pacific War Airfields Project
  5. အင်းတော်မြို့ကိုတော်လှန်ရေးတပ်များသိမ်းပိုက်. Narinjara News. Khiang Lu Hla.

External links

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