[Homer_J_Simpson]

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1942/jan42/f15jan42.htm

Japanese invade Burma
Thursday, January 15, 1942 www.onwar.com

Australian troops fighting in BurmaIn Burma... Troops of the Japanese 55th Division advance into Burma north of Mergui.

In Occupied Norway... The German battleship Tirpitz is moved to Norwegian waters.

In Malaysia... Japanese troops are now south of Malacca. The Japanese 5th Division engages Australian troops at Batu Anam in heavy fighting. Japanese Imperial Guard troops breach the coastal section of the Allied area fighting against the 45th Indian Brigade.

[umgud]

I rarely ever comment on these posts, but I thank you for posting them. I read them all.

[M1903A1]

Any comments on the value/uselessness of the Japanese taking of Burma? It, of course, led to one of the greatest Japanese blunders of the war—the attempted invasion of India and the great debacle at Imphal and Kohima.