Paungwei Pocket

Paungwei Pocket
Part of the Asianna and the Pacific Campaign
ZANAC troops advance further near Paungwei
Date 21 December 1944 - 15 January 1945 Location Southern Bethausia Result Decisive Allied Victory Ramuncian forces surrender and declare armistice
Belligerents
United Kingdom Zanarkand New Akiba Erebonian Empire Rubrum Free Bethausia Vionna-Frankenlisch	Ramuncia
Commanders and leaders
Tsukuyo Kushineda Leslie Oliver Brian Regnitz Elliot Testarossa Zaw Sein Arkar Sir Archibald Maxwell	Cristian Alexandrescu Catrina Dumitru Constantin Antonescu
Strength
300,000	250,000
Casualties and losses
6,579 troops 75 tanks 37 guns 89 vehicles	15,745 troops 149 tanks 55 guns 103 vehicles

The Battle of the Paungwei Pocket (21 December 1944 - 15 January 1945) was the final battle that took place during the Liberation of Bethausia. After the disasterous Battle of Labu, the Quenminese and Archadian forces were forced to retreat to the Quenminese lands, leaving the desperate Ramuncian forces still trapped in Southern Bethausia. General Cristian Alexandrescu was left with 2 choices, surrender or break-out. Not wanting to be captured, Alexandrescu ordered a break-out in an attempt to escape to Quenmin. However, on New Year's Day, Erebonian, Rubrumian, and Vionnan forces were able to cut-off the only escape route, which is through the town of Paungwei.

Tired, exhausted, and coupled with food shortages, Alexandrescu surrendered on the 15th of January along with the rest of the Ramuncian forces. After the battle, Alexandrescu and his staff were allowed to be flown back to their homeland after Ramuncia signed a separate armistice on the 21st of January.