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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."[1]

  1. ^ Sunderland, Romanus, Riley, Charles F. (1953). United States Army in World War II China-Burma-India Theater: Stillwell's Mission to China. Washington, D.C.: Office of the Chief of Military History, Dept. of the Army. p. 97. ISBN 124949687X.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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