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On Tues. 23 Jan 1945 Anglo-Indian troops captured Myinmu, Burma. The la.....

1945-01-23

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Anglo-Indian troops captured Myinmu, Burma. The last Japanese survivors drowned themselves in the Irrawaddy River to avoid capture.

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