to walk. The defeat at Kohima and Imphal was the largest defeat to that date in Japanese history. They had suffered 55,000 casualties, including 13,500 dead. Later Operations in Burma The Division was rebuilt to a strength of about 10,000. When the Allies launched their offensive (Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay) into Central Burma, the Japanese withdrew behind the Irrawaddy River. A rearguard from 33rd Division took heavy losses defending the river port of Monywa on the Chindwin River. During opening stages of the Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations in February - March 1945 after the Allies crossed the Irrawaddy River, 33rd Division defended the vital river port of Myingyan. It was not directly attacked, as the Allied bridgeheads were east and west of their positions. The division held Myingyan until most of 15th army were already in full retreat. The 33rd division suffered further casualties while retreating southward. At the end of the war, the division had moved to Moulmein in southern Burma. See also List of Japanese Infantry Divisions Battle of Imphal Reference and further reading Madej, W. Victor. Japanese Armed Forces Order of Battle, 1937-1945 [2 vols] Allentown, PA: 1981 Latimer, Jon. Burma: The Forgotten War, London: John Murray, 2004. Allen, Louis. Burma: The longest War, Dent Publishing, 1984, This article incorporates material from the Japanese Wikipedia page 第33師団 (日本軍), accessed 16 March 2016 Japanese World War II divisions Infantry divisions of Japan Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1945 1939 establishments in Japan 1945 disestablishments in Japan J