▁ 5 9 9 th ▁Regiment ▁ 6 0 0 th ▁Regiment ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁next ▁sent ▁as ▁rein for cement ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ch ang sha ▁but ▁was ▁never ▁engaged . ▁The ▁arm oured ▁and ▁art illery ▁Reg iments ▁were ▁placed ▁under ▁direct ▁command ▁of ▁ 5 th ▁Corps ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁Division ▁became ▁a ▁motor ized ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁within ▁the ▁same ▁Corps ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Honor ▁Division . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁Division ▁participated ▁with ▁ 5 th ▁Corps ▁against ▁the ▁Japanese ▁invasion ▁of ▁Gu ang xi , ▁in ▁the ▁defense ▁of ▁N anning , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁dev ast ating ▁victory ▁against ▁the ▁Japanese ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Kun l un ▁Pass , ▁w ip ing ▁out ▁an ▁entire ▁Japanese ▁brig ade . ▁It ▁suffered ▁heavy ▁losses ▁after ▁the ▁battle ▁at ▁Kun l un ▁Pass ▁in ▁an ▁off ensive ▁against ▁Bat ang , ▁losing ▁nearly ▁two - third s ▁of ▁its ▁strength . ▁ ▁Reb u ilt ▁and ▁re organ ized , ▁the ▁division ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Y unn an - B ur ma ▁Road ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Bur ma ▁campaign . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 th ▁Division ▁distinguished ▁itself ▁in ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ou ng oo ▁and ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Hop ong ▁- ▁Ta ung gy i ▁but ▁suffered ▁a ▁dis astr ous ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁H s ip aw - M og ok