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The deleted zero that sped Meiktila's fall - did they make it?
A staff officer deletes a zero in a signal about 2,000 vehicles heading for Meiktila, and British forces race to seize the Japanese supply hub before a counterstrike can arrive. Will they make it in time?
The deleted zero that sped Meiktila's fall - did they make it?
In this episode, we lay out the lead-up to a high-stakes World War II operation in central Burma and the audacious plan that depended on surprise, river crossings, and armored speed. What choices and mistakes shaped the race for Meiktila, and could a single clerical change alter the campaign?
Date: February 24, 1945
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