In February 1942, General Lo Cho-ying directed 5th Army to move from western Yunnan to the vicinity of
Toungoo and further south in
Burma. Advanced elements of the
200th Division of 5th Army arrived at Toungoo on March 8, 1942, and took over defensive positions from the British forces. The 6th Army was directed to move from
Kunming to the Burma–
Thai border. Its leading elements reached
Mawchi,
Mong Pan and
Mong Ton in mid March. The 66th Army later arrived in
Lashio and
Mandalay as a reserve and to assist the British forces in their operations.
X Force and
Y Force for Chinese forces which fought in the Burma Campaign
References
Sources
Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945), 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China.
Jon Latimer, Burma: The Forgotten War, London: John Murray, 2004.