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Battle of Gurun
| Battle of Gurun | |||||||
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| Part of the Battle of Malaya, World War II | |||||||
 Map of the Malayan Peninsula. Gurun is situated in the state of Kedah (top left) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 11th Indian Division |
 5th Infantry Division | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 David Murray-Lyon |
Takuma Nishimura | ||||||
The Battle of Gurun was a minor engagement between the Japanese and Commonwealth forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War. The battle occurred when the 11th Indian Division attempted to slow down the Japanese advance after the disastrous Battle of Jitra at a position 3 miles north of the village of Gurun.
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