About: Battle of Ramree Island

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The battle is also associated with reports of many Japanese soldiers being eaten by the thousands of saltwater crocodiles lying in wait in the swamps. The Guinness Book of World Records has listed it both as "Worst crocodile disaster in the world (disputed)" and "Most Number of Fatalities in a Crocodile Attack".

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rdf:type	Military conflict
rdfs:label	Battle of Ramree Island
rdfs:comment	The battle is also associated with reports of many Japanese soldiers being eaten by the thousands of saltwater crocodiles lying in wait in the swamps. The Guinness Book of World Records has listed it both as "Worst crocodile disaster in the world (disputed)" and "Most Number of Fatalities in a Crocodile Attack".
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Strength	26(xsd:integer) 1000(xsd:integer) Elements of the British Royal Marines
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Partof	the Burma Campaign
Date	--01-14
Commander	dbkwik:resource/wRkw8A2J_4cxnPAvb2JzaQ== Kanichi Nagazawa
Caption	--01-21
Casualties	20(xsd:integer) 500(xsd:integer) Unknown
Result	Allied victory
Notes	While it is not known exactly how many Japanese defenders were killed by the Allied forces, it presumed that most from succumbing to diseases and hunger, or were killed by the large crocodile population.
combatant	Empire of Japan British India
Place	Ramree Island off Burma
Conflict	Battle of Ramree Island
abstract	The battle is also associated with reports of many Japanese soldiers being eaten by the thousands of saltwater crocodiles lying in wait in the swamps. The Guinness Book of World Records has listed it both as "Worst crocodile disaster in the world (disputed)" and "Most Number of Fatalities in a Crocodile Attack".

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