Bahtoo Station

Ba Htoo Station
Ba Htoo Station
ဗထူးတပ်မြို့
Southern Shan State; Near Lawksawk (Yatsauk) in Myanmar
Coordinates	21.278276876840355°N 96.85469701569245°E
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence (Myanmar)
Site history
Built	November 1953

Ba Htoo Station (Burmese: ဗထူးတပ်မြို့, also called Bahtoo Station and Fort Ba Htoo, is a major military base located near Lawksawk (known as Yatsauk in Burmese) in southern Shan State, Myanmar (Burma). Named after Ba Htoo, a colonial military hero, the base was established by the Burmese Armed Forces in November 1953 to house the families of Burmese military officers and provide training to officers.[1] The Army Officers Training School is located on the base.[2][3]

References

"Heroes and Villains". The Irrawaddy. March 2007. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
Seekins, Donald M. (2006-08-21). Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6486-3.
Htet, Thu (2020-08-20). "On This Day | The Day Japan Founded a Military Training School in Wartime Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

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[1] "Heroes and Villains". The Irrawaddy. March 2007. Retrieved 2023-02-19.

[:0-2] Seekins, Donald M. (2006-08-21). Historical Dictionary of Burma (Myanmar). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6486-3.

[:2-3] Htet, Thu (2020-08-20). "On This Day | The Day Japan Founded a Military Training School in Wartime Myanmar". The Irrawaddy. Retrieved 2023-02-19.