Taukkyan Roadblock

Taukkyan Roadblock
Part of the Burma campaign, the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and the Pacific Theater of World War II
Date 7 March 1942 - 8 March 1942 Location Taukkyan, Burma Result Allied victory Japanese withdrawal[1]
Belligerents
British Empire  British Raj	Empire of Japan
Commanders and leaders
Harold Alexander	Shōzō Sakurai

The Taukkyan Roadblock was an engagement in the Burma campaign in World War II. It was an attempt to clear a roadblock held by elements of the Japanese 33rd Division, which was preventing the evacuation of the main force of the Burma Army from Rangoon. After heavy fighting throughout 7 March 1942, and a counterattack that night, the roadblock was taken on the early morning of 8 March, with little resistance. As a result, the Burma Army was able to withdraw northwards unimpeded, and avoid being captured in Rangoon by the Japanese forces.