Cheduba Island (Burmese: မာန်အောင်ကျွန်း; also known as Manaung Island) is an island in the Bay of Bengal close to Ramree Island and belongs to Myanmar...
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of the Indian XV Corps landed on Ramree and the neighbouring island of Cheduba, to establish airfields for the supply of the mainland campaign. The battle...
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coast of Rakhine State there are some fairly large islands such as Ramree, Cheduba and Myingun. Rakhine State has an area of 36,762 square kilometres (14...
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The SS Cheduba was the third ship built at A and J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow. She was probably built in collaboration with Archibald Denny Dumbarton...
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Japanese, inflicting heavy casualties, and captured Ramree Island and Cheduba Island, establishing airfields used to support the offensive into Central...
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Islands, Nicobar Islands and Mergui Archipelago of India and Myanmar. The Cheduba group of islands, in the north-east, off the Burmese coast, are remarkable...
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a 2.2-kilometre (1.4 mi) long islet off the southern end of Sagu Kyun. Cheduba Island lies further offshore, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from the south-western...
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important objective for XV Corps was the capture of Ramree Island and Cheduba Island to construct airfields which would support the Allies' operations...
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supplied by sea on the two offshore islands, Ramree Island and Cheduba Island. Cheduba, the smaller of the two islands, had no Japanese garrison but the...
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supported the landing of Allied troops on Ramree Island on 21 January and on Cheduba Island on 26 January as part of Operation Dracula. On 12 July 1945 she...
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communications cable off Saigon Sankey (1945) – landings by Royal Marines on Cheduba Island Screwdriver (1944) – combined operations raid against a Japanese...
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rest of Burma. The coast has several sizable offshore islands, including Cheduba and Ramree. The region's principal rivers are the Nāf estuary and the Mayu...
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780 km2), 200 nmi (230.2 mi; 370.4 km) Apaw-ye Kyun Calventuras Islands Cheduba Island Coco Islands Kaingthaung Island Kalegauk Island Kokunye Kyun Kyungyi...
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(Burmese: မာန်အောင်မြို့) is a town in Rakhine State, Myanmar (Burma) on Cheduba Island. It lies on the left bank of a river in the north-east of the island...
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range, to the Ma-ī River, and, secondly, the large islands of Ramree and Cheduba, with many others to the south, lying off the coast of Sandoway. The mainland...
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Toe was born on 9 September 1981 in Tawhtu village in Manaung Township, Cheduba Island, to ethnic Rakhine parents, U Aung Than and Daw Than Myaing. He...
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71st and 4th Brigades. A few days later, Ameer covered landings on nearby Cheduba Island by the Royal Marines (Operation Sankey) that were, once again, unopposed;...
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Allies were able to launch attacks to retake Ramree and its neighbour Cheduba, with the intention of building sea-supplied airbases on them. Operation...
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Johnson 9 Mar: Blue Jacket 26 Mar: Mystery 11 May: Chōyō Maru 15 May: Cheduba c. May: Banryū c. May: Matoaka c. Jul: Chameleon 11 Aug: Hamilla Mitchell...
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and Kenya and the destroyers Paladin and Rapid, landed Royal Marines on Cheduba Island. She also carried out shore bombardment duties during the Battle...
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and Indefatigable. 26 January 1945: Operation Sankey Allied invasion of Cheduba Island. 30 January 1945: Operation Crocodile Allied invasion of Sagu Island...
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across. The coast was studded with islands, the most important of which are Cheduba, Ramree and Shahpura. The division had its headquarters at Akyab (Sittwe)...
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ashore as their wooden hulled assault craft touch down on the beach at Cheduba, South of Ramree, Burma. There is a small ladder hanging over the front...
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Indian troops on Ramree Island as part of Operation Matador, then bombarded Cheduba Island five days later prior to the landing of Royal Marines. On 1 March...
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miles) wide. It is located 33 kilometres (21 miles) to the southeast of Cheduba's southern end. It rises to a height of 40 metres (130 feet) and is densely...
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subsequently captured the Burmese port of Taungup and the islands of Ramree and Cheduba. Finally, units of the Corps mounted Operation Dracula, an amphibious assault...
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