Colonel Ba Htoo (Burmese: ဗထူး; 1916 – 2 June 1945) was an officer in the Burma National Army.

He is perhaps most well known for his leadership in driving out Japanese forces from Upper Myanmar during World War II.

[1] However, as Major Ba Htoo and his forces drove the Japanese from Mandalay and into southern Shan State, he contracted severe malaria and, aged 29, died from the disease in the town of Aungban, Shan State, 2 June 1945.

[1] Unbeknownst to Ba Htoo at the time of his death, he had been promoted to the rank of Colonel by General Aung San, as outlined in a letter.

[2][3] In 1953, Bahtoo Station, a military base near Lawksawk in southern Shan State, was established in his honor.