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Burma / Myanmar: British soldiers of the 26th Indian Infantry Division prepare a meal beside an ancient temple during the Battle of Ramree Island, Rakhine State, January 1945.

Ramree Island (also spelt Yangbye Island or Yanbye Island) is an island off the coast of Rakhine State, Burma. The area of the island is about 1,350 square kilometres (520 sq mi) and the main populated center is Ramree.<br/><br/>. During World War II the Battle of Ramree Island was fought during January and February 1945, as part of the British 14th Army 1944/45 offensive on the Southern Front of the Burma Campaign. At the close of the battle, Japanese soldiers were forced into the marshes surrounding the island, and saltwater crocodiles are said to have eaten many of them.
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Burma / Myanmar: British soldiers of the 26th Indian Infantry Division prepare a meal beside an ancient temple during the Battle of Ramree Island, Rakhine State, January 1945.
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Ramree Island (also spelt Yangbye Island or Yanbye Island) is an island off the coast of Rakhine State, Burma. The area of the island is about 1,350 square kilometres (520 sq mi) and the main populated center is Ramree.

. During World War II the Battle of Ramree Island was fought during January and February 1945, as part of the British 14th Army 1944/45 offensive on the Southern Front of the Burma Campaign. At the close of the battle, Japanese soldiers were forced into the marshes surrounding the island, and saltwater crocodiles are said to have eaten many of them.
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