Battle of Donbaik, Arakan Peninsula, Burma, 1 February 1943 The History The 14th Indian Division, began advancing south from the frontier between India and Burma, on 17 December 1942. It was commanded by Major General Wilfred Lloyd ,The Japanese defenders of the Arakan peninsula were of two battalions of the 213th Regiment of the 33rd Division commanded by commanded by Colonel Kosuke Miyawaki Most of the Japanese occupied the port of Akyab, a single Japanese company were sent to block the narrow coastal plain between the sea and the foothills of the Mayu Range 1 mile north of Donbaik, They constructed well-concealed and mutually supporting bunkers protected by a chaung (a tidal creek) with steep banks 9 feet high. The 47th brigade of the 14th Indian Division attacked this line between 7 and 9 January 1943, but were repulsed. "The next attempt to take the chaung was on 1 February. 55 Brigade, supported by eight Valentine tanks ('C' Squadron, 146 Regiment, Royal Armoure