Saturday, June 1, 2019

The Irrawaddy Magazine

The Irrawaddy Magazine


The Death of Independence Hero Col. Ba Htoo

Posted: 01 Jun 2019 06:55 PM PDT

On this day in 1945, Col. Ba Htoo succumbed to malaria while chasing Imperial Japanese forces out of central Myanmar. He was already a decorated war hero when he died at 29.

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