Pinwe
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Pinwe ( ) is a village in Indaw Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Myanmar. The village has a railway station on the Mandalay–Myitkyina line.
Pinwe ( ) is a village in Indaw Township, Katha District, in the Sagaing Region of northern-central Myanmar. The village has a railway station on the Mandalay–Myitkyina line.
History
team of 36th Infantry Division man a front-line position during the final assault on Pinwe, 22 November 1944. During the Burma campaign it was the site of a three-week-long battle, which resulted in Pinwe being captured by the 36th Infantry Division, from Japanese forces, on 30 November 1944.
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