Retaking Ramree Island was of crucial strategic importance as the Allies tried to retake Burma. The island is notorious for its massive crocodile population and malaria-carrying mosquitos. The Japanese dug in deep but U.S. air support pushed them back in a famous victory. Some sources claimed that crocodiles consumed 500 Japanese soldiers as they retreated through the swamps. This is likely an exaggeration as dehydration and disease took their toll. But the crocodiles definitely played a crucial

Ramree Island, one of the most dangerous island in the world