Battle of Gurun

Battle of Gurun
	Part of the Battle of Malaya, World War II
	; Map of the Malayan Peninsula. Gurun is situated in the state of Kedah (top left)
Date	14–16 December 1941
Location	Gurun, Kedah, Malaya
Result	Japanese victory; Destruction of 6th Indian Infantry Brigade;
Belligerents
11th Indian Division	5th Infantry Division
Commanders and leaders
David Murray-Lyon	Takuma Nishimura

The Battle of Gurun was a minor engagement between the Japanese and Commonwealth forces during the Malayan Campaign of the Second World War. The battle occurred when the 11th Indian Division attempted to slow down the Japanese advance after the disastrous Battle of Jitra at a position 3 miles north of the village of Gurun.

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