Episode 44: Battle of Sittang Bridge & Its Implications for Burmese Conquest

5:22 am February 22, 1942. Burma British forces, mainly the 17th Indian Infantry Division, were falling back against Japanese advancement. The had already given everything they had at the Battle of Bilin River. Weak, tired, and, disheartened, infantry members retreated back to the bridge admits heavy enemy artillery. But then an unfortunate decision was made; blow up the bridge before it could be seized by the Japanese. The division and other units that happened to be on the bridge found themselves stranded. References 1. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/the-17th-indian-division-in-burma-disaster-on-the-sittang/ 2. https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/the-17th-indian-division-in-burma-disaster-on-the-sittang/ 3. http://ww2today.com/22nd-february-1942-the-battle-of-the-sittang-river-burma 4. https://history.army.mil/brochures/burma42/burma42.htm --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pacific-atrocities-education/support