Japan in Northwest Thailand during World War II
KHUN YUAM, THAILAND: A PLANNED IJA ENTRY POINT INTO BURMA
Khun Yuam was to have been the entry point from Thailand into Burma
for the main road carrying supplies for the IJA's planned 1944 invasion of India.
The road planned to connect Chiang Mai through Khun Yuam to Toungoo is traced in red.[1]
| TABLE OF CONTENTS | |||||
Route |
Station |
Description |
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| ---- | General | ||||
| 0108b | 197 | Airport | |||
| 0108b | 198 | Muai To | |||
| 0108b | 198 | Museum | |||
| 0108b | 202 | Nong Pa Ko | |||
NOTES
1.^ Map is composite of "map" and "terrain" images from Nations Online, accessed 26 May 2012. Annotations are by author. Routes used by IJA forces are here assumed to approximate currently existing roads shown.
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