New 6th Army

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New 6th Army was a Chinese combat command involved in the Burma Campaign of World War II. They operated in the Shan States and the Karen State of eastern Burma.

The New 6th Army's General and Supreme Commander was Ho Ying-Chin.

[edit] Notable facts

• On April 23 1942, the 6th Army was involved in skirmishes with Japanese forces, and were forced to retreat from Taunggyi, toward the Yunnan Province. Two days later, they returned and beat back the Japanese, recapturing the location in the process.
• On March 31, 1945, the British 36th Division and units of the Chinese 6th Army, captured Kyaukme, which is northwest of Mandalay. A fortnight before, the 6th army gained control of Hswipaw, 80 kilometres southwest of Lashio.
• Mobile medical support for the command was provided by a unit assigned by Britain; one notable member of the unit was the "Burma Surgeon" — Gordon Seagrave.
• The command worked with the USAFCT (U.S. Army Forces, China Theater) in redeploying over 2200 animals (including horses and mules) by aerial transport from Burma into Chan-i. The effort was executed in January 1945. In April of the same year those animals were airlifted from Chan-i to Chih-chiang.

[edit] References

• Chapter X: Functional Organization in the Asiatic-Pacific Theaters
• Chapter XV: Transportation of Animals
• Burma Star Association includes timelines for many of the notable events during the Burma Campaign.
• Dartmouth Medicine Magazine: Dateline Burma information on Seagrave's involvement with the 6th Army.