{"id":93277,"date":"2025-01-02T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=93277"},"modified":"2025-01-01T23:01:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T04:01:46","slug":"forgotten-war-ep-6-the-battle-of-the-admin-box-feb-1944","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/01\/02\/forgotten-war-ep-6-the-battle-of-the-admin-box-feb-1944\/","title":{"rendered":"Forgotten War &#8211; Ep 6 &#8211; The Battle of the Admin Box &#8211; Feb. 1944"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DJIlAQmJn9c?si=dqh6gRHFJ0zDP-Oi\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>HardThrasher<br \/>\nPublished 1 Jan 2025<\/p>\n<p>A short video on the highlights of the Battle of the Admin Box, and its build up DO NOT PANIC IF YOU HAVEN\u2019T WATCHED THE OTHER VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES<\/p>\n<p>Please consider donations of any size to the Burma Star Memorial Fund who aim to ensure remembrance of those who fought with, in and against 14th Army 1941\u20131945 &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/burmastarmemorial.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/burmastarmemorial.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to become a Patreon please see \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/patreon.com\/LordHardThrasher\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/patreon.com\/LordHardThrasher<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>If you want merch then there is some here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/lordhardthrasher.creator-spring.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/lordhardthrasher.creator-spri&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you would like to get in touch then my email is lordhardthrasher@gmail.com <\/p>\n<p><strong>PLEASE NOTE<\/strong><br \/>\nImages and footage used in this presentation are deemed to be subject to the 1953 Crown Copyright decision which ruled that all photographs and film taken by Crown personnel in uniform was in the public domain and\/or is subject to UK Copyright Laws putting into the public domain by default, this includes captured footage taken from the enemy after their capitulation \u2013 see here for details &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmg4R3Y3NVVqVTF5S2Y3aG9oUWd6NGdKUUZ0QXxBQ3Jtc0tsUHlKVllfNEpkSHBKMmpzZFQtR19oM05pbnAxNFREc05abmVxWmxVOWlGQWdXRmNLcGdYM05lcWhoSk9GeHNDS204ejNlSWY3Z3NVZWRpRG0yTzQzV1l0dDdmcHBUdlhlenB3T0JwY2NsWjV5UEY2aw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.communities-ni.gov.uk%2Fcrown-copyright&#038;v=DJIlAQmJn9c\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.communities-ni.gov.uk\/cro&#8230;<\/a> and the copyright is deemed to have expired 50 years after original publication.  <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve decided to try and provide a non-exhaustive online cast list below, mostly from Wikipedia articles, as well as some online reference materials BUT I cannot stress enough how bad these are compared to actually reading some books so I\u2019ve provided a bibliography for those who want proper history. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Online Cast List<\/strong><br \/>\nAllied Commanders<br \/>\nLord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Commander (SEAC) 1944 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Mountbatten\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_Mountbatten<\/a><br \/>\nLt. General William Slim (aka Uncle Bill) \u2013 Commander XIVth Army 1944  <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William_Slim,_1st_Viscount_Slim\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/William&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nLt General Philip Christison \u2013 XV Corps Commander &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_Christison\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philip_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nLt Gen Cyril Lomax, Commander XXVIth Corps 1944 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyril_Lomax\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyril_L&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nMaj General Frank Messervey \u2013 7th Indian Division Commander under Christison 1944 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_Messervy\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frank_M&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nMaj. Gen Harold Briggs, 5th Indian Division Commander under Christison 1944 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harold_Rawdon_Briggs\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harold_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBrigader-Gen Bill Olds \u2013 Commander combined Troop Transport Command and all round goddamn hero of the air &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmZUVFhmOXRQVVdCNnZBYlJ4cXM3SjdGQzQ3Z3xBQ3Jtc0tuaUNtT0tDMktFVkxUVU9rM1JWM2J6VHMtd2NvWWg2bXRmRUt3dkFSMHlxbnVSMlVkNFNaQTNuVnRLeUluaHJQSElsd1RhLWtadkpQNlFYb3dIcUo5WDF3MHpOdlhQNVl5RUtZSHVaZ3FNWmNiQ0ZSNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.af.mil%2FAbout-Us%2FBiographies%2FDisplay%2FArticle%2F2220846%2Fmajor-general-william-donald-old%2F&#038;v=DJIlAQmJn9c\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Biographi&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nBrigader Geoffrey Evans \u2013 9th Infantry Brigade, then suddenly 7th Indian Division Commander then Admin Box Commander &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geoffrey_Charles_Evans\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Geoffre&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nLt Col Munshi Cree &#8211;  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cree.name\/news\/cntext207.htm\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cree.name\/news\/cntext207.htm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Japanese Commanders<br \/>\nLt Gen Renya Mutaguchi \u2013 15th Army Commander 1944  &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renya_Mutaguchi\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renya_M&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nLt. General Kawabe Masakazu \u2013 Burma Area Commander 1944 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masakazu_Kawabe\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masakaz&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nSakurai Tokutaro 55th Div Commander, 28th Army, not to be confused with 28th Army&#8217;s Commander Sakura Sh\u014dz\u014d &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokutaro_Sakurai\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tokutar&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\nColonel Tanahashi, commanding the Japanese 112th Infantry Regiment \u2013 I can&#8217;t find a single online biography of him but there are a few mentions of him out there. It&#8217;s worth noting that on 24th Feb, having suffered 80% casualties he switched off his radios and withdrew his remaining men without orders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online Sources<\/strong><br \/>\nBattle of the Admin Box &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_the_Admin_Box\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wP4ZE8qrekQ\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slim: Britain&#8217;s Greatest General<\/a> \u2013 Rob Lyman&#8217;s talk on Bill Slim<br \/>\n@WW2TV Burma Week \u2013 Burma &#8217;44 with James Holland &#8211;    \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VLRXPR0XyVQ\" target=\"_blank\">Burma &#8217;44 &#8211; James Holland<\/a><br \/>\nGurkha Regiment history of Slim &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=of1PffAkDjM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Slim Sahib: Britain&#8217;s Greatest Ever G&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWxtY0lrUURzLVpTcHprMnNVVE5BeWtMbEVpd3xBQ3Jtc0tuUnlJdjh5elNhTWFiWXVqNDFOYm0xTDUzNVdtNFoxWmMtN1cxSWZuaVc4ZjZ3QUtoWVNlSG9feDdjSG00NlJpLWpZXzhiWVdyd3FSM3FjRkJyU0MyZVBXSjc1Q2lLYXRldG9pSkpiMUVDX1NtNnpPaw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FJapanese_invasion_of_Burma%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DThe%2520Japanese%2520Fifteenth%2520Army%252C%2520commanded%2CTenasserim%2520across%2520the%2520Tenasserim%2520Hills&#038;v=DJIlAQmJn9c\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japanes&#8230;.<\/a> \u2013 Wiki on the invasion of Burma<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbmZzRGhQRTNWU2hXVmNVdE1JRlhRQWtXR2hmZ3xBQ3Jtc0trT09od0Y3WmNZcVZEaFM5SHVsaWpId0dqTkVrZHVkdkpSdHFiQ0xKOWp0R1ktMkNVRHo0ZXdZRmRZejIzUG5wOTRSWEx3N0ZLY2RncVh1SE1Sa2tlY2JFckZaVHBmOEt6cktPcTRreHZ5dER0eThGQQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FBritish_rule_in_Burma%23%3A%7E%3Atext%3DThe%2520British%2520colonial%2520rule%2520in%2Cadministered%2520colony%252C%2520and%2520finally%2520independence&#038;v=DJIlAQmJn9c\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British&#8230;.<\/a> \u2013 History of Britain in Burma<br \/>\nInterwar US and Japanese Defence Expenditure, 2003, William O&#8217;Neil<\/p>\n<p><strong>Offline<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Burma &#8217;44<\/em> \u2013 James Holland<br \/>\n<em>Courage and Other Broadcasts<\/em> \u2013 Sir William Slim, edited by Dr. Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>Defeat into Victory<\/em> \u2013 Field Marshal Viscount Slim<br \/>\n<em>Desperate Journey<\/em> \u2013 Francis Clifford<br \/>\n<em>Undaunted Britain And the Commonwealth\u2019s War in the Air 1939-45<\/em>, Part 2 \u2013 Ben Kite<br \/>\n<em>Forgotten Armour: Tank Warfare in Burma<\/em> \u2013 Jack Bowsher<br \/>\n<em>Kohima 1944<\/em> \u2013 Dr Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>Road of Bones: The Epic Siege of Kohima 1944<\/em> \u2013 Fergal Keane<br \/>\n<em>Slim<\/em> \u2013 Roland Lewin<br \/>\n<em>Slim, Master of War<\/em> \u2013 Dr. Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>The Burma Campaign<\/em> \u2013 Frank McLynn<br \/>\n<em>The Reconquest of Burma 1944-45<\/em> \u2013 Dr. Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>A War of Empires \u2013 Japan, India &#038; Britain 1941-1945<\/em> \u2013 Dr. Robert Lyman<br \/>\n<em>Unofficial History<\/em> \u2013 Field Marshal Sir William Slim \u2013 John Douglas\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HardThrasher Published 1 Jan 2025 A short video on the highlights of the Battle of the Admin Box, and its build up DO NOT PANIC IF YOU HAVEN\u2019T WATCHED THE OTHER VIDEOS IN THIS SERIES Please consider donations of any size to the Burma Star Memorial Fund who aim to ensure remembrance of those who [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,4,7,23,24,5,230],"tags":[1478,884,572,1579],"class_list":["post-93277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia","category-britain","category-history","category-india","category-japan","category-military","category-ww2","tag-billslim","tag-burma","tag-leadership","tag-lordhardthrasher"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2hpV6-ogt","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93277"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93277\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93278,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93277\/revisions\/93278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}