The Battle of the Admin Box took place on the Southern Front of the Burma Campaign from February 5 to February 23, 1944 in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II The Burma Campaign was a campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II. // Allied Command Structure Initially command problems beset the Burma campaign. ... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... The South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was the name given to the campaigns of the Pacific War in India, Burma, Thailand, Malaya and Singapore. ...

In Arakan the Japanese 55th Division infiltrated Allied lines to attack Indian 7th Infantry Division from the rear, overrunning the Indian Divisional HQ. This was a diversionary attack to tie down elements of the British Fourteenth Army so that they could not reinfoce Allied position on the Central Front which is where the main thrust of the Japanese attack would be made. Arakan is a state in the North Western part of Myanmar, formerly Burma. ... The British Fourteenth Army, in spite of its name, was a multinational force: most of its units were from the Indian Army and there were also significant contributions from East African divisions within the British Army. ...

The Japanese concentrated on 7th Division's Administrative Area, defended mainly by service troops, but they were unable to deal with tanks supporting the defenders. Unlike previous operations, the Allied forces stood firm against the attack in a battle box, and thanks to air superiority, were supplied from the air. Meanwhile, troops from Indian 5th Infantry Division broke through the Ngakyedauk Pass to relieve the defenders of the box.

It was for conspicuous valour shown during the fighting through the Ngakyedauk Pass that Canadian Charles Ferguson Hoey serving with the 1st Bn., The Lincolnshire Regiment was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Charles Ferguson Hoey (VC, MC) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (official post-nominal letters VC) is the highest award for valour that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces of any rank in any service and civilians under military command. ...

Although battle casualties were approximately equal, the overall result was a heavy Japanese defeat. Their infiltration and tactics had failed to panic Allied troops, and as the Japanese were unable to capture enemy supplies, they themselves starved. The loss of momentum by the Japanese in this sector, allowed General William Slim to airlift the 7th Division and the "Ball of Fire" 5th division to the central front to help relived the forces fighting the main Japanese thrust. Field Marshal Sir William Slim (pictured here as a Major General) Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (6 August 1897 - 14 December 1970), British military commander and 13th Governor-General of Australia, was born near Bristol, Gloucestershire. ...

This victory was one of three similar battles the Allies would win in Burma that year the other two were the Battle of Kohima and the Battle of Imphal. In all three, battle boxes were supplied by air, and air superiority allowed Japanese lines of supplies and communication to be attacked. The Battle of Kohima was a battle of the Burma Campaign in World War II, fought around the town of Kohima in northeast India from April 4 to June 22, 1944. ... The Battle of Imphal took place in Manipur district of North East India from April until June 1944. ...