Southern Burma
In early April, two of the division's brigades were converted to lorried infantry by acquiring the vehicles from the British 2nd Infantry Division which was being withdrawn to India. The division fought its way southward along the east bank of the Irrawaddy until linking up with units of the Indian XV Corps which had occupied Rangoon in Operation Dracula.
During this period the 22nd (East Africa) Infantry Brigade was attached to the division, from 28 June to 11 August 1945.
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