Burma Commando II

They fought to the last man

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Burma Commando II; along with a Royal Marine demolition party they reached Henzada a few miles below Prome, Burma, on 17th March 1942. The country was being over-run by the mighty forces of the Japanese Army.

Everything the enemy could use had to be destroyed; millions of gallons of fuel oil and petrol were set alight. Buildings, air-strips, docks, jetty's, vehicles, boats, planes, roads and bridges were all blown-up or set on fire

When a patrol advanced towards one village they realised it was occupied by the Japanese, who started appearing in large numbers, expecting the Burmese and British Troops to surrender to them.

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They did not wait for the rest to emerge.

Heavy fire broke out and a violent battle ensued. Heavily outnumbered, the mixed Commando and Marine patrol fought tenaciously with the enemy. But after spotting more arriving they decided a tactical withdrawal would be the wisest move.

Though outnumbered buy superior forces, they were saved in some cases by the poor penetration of the Japanese bullets. Those being stopped by unlikely articles like webbing equipment and thick foliage.

One Marine and two Commandos had been lost, later information disclosed that the enemy had lost over one-hundred killed.

These actions showed that small parties would always be at a disadvantage against the larger numbers of Japanese troops. Now great caution was needed as Burma was slipping further and further into the Japanese hands.

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Their situation in Burma was desperate.

On 4th April At Allanmyo, the Burma Commando II was attached to Burdiv (Burmese Division), which was taken over from the Seventeenth Division.

Because of the heavy losses many units were mixed together to try and get some kind of organized formations, but it was all to no avail. The Japanese Forces were there in huge numbers to occupy Burma, and they were determined not to allow anybody to stop them.

The Japanese soldier himself was not a professional fighting-man; they were all mostly peasants who had been conscripted at the end of a barrel and shoved into a uniform. His equipment being massed produced was notorious for its failure or lack of quality.

The Japanese officers however were very professional fighting-men and commanders. They had all gone through rigorous traing in all departments.

By the 25th April the situation had become much worse. A Japanese Force was reported to be only a few miles away, it was now only a matter of time, before the enemy forces would control the country.

Burma Commando II formed the rearguard fighting the Japanese until they were all were depleted.

The Burma Commandos never reformed again.

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