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- Kohima's strategic importance in the wider 1944 Japanese Chindwin offensive lay in that it was the summit of a pass that offered the Japanese the best route from Burma into India.
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Garrison Hill was the key to the British defences at Kohima. Captain Robin Rowland was 22 when his regiment was deployed to the north-eastern Indian town of Kohima.
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The Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U-Go offensive into India in 1944 during the Second World War. The battle took place in three stages from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima, now the capital city of Nagaland in Northeast India.
- 4 April-22 June 1944
- Allied victory
Jul 23, 2018 · The two northeastern states of Manipur and Nagaland, then part of Assam, were important frontiers of the Second World War in what was known as the Burmese front. In the rough terrain and dense forests of the region, Indian and British forces fought many fierce battles against the Japanese army.
Feb 14, 2021 · The battle of Kohima was seen more as a colonial war, while the post-war discourse focused more on the Indian independence struggle led by the Indian leader, Mahatma Gandhi.
Jan 11, 2024 · There were good reasons why Imphal and Kohima became the main focus of the struggle between British and Commonwealth forces and imperial Japan in the spring of 1944. The Imphal plain, at the centre of India’s Manipur region, lay some 70 miles to the west of the border with Burma.
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Nov 29, 2015 · Popularly known as the Battle of Kohima, it was an important event in the history of colonial India. Had the Japanese army overcome British resistance, it would have delivered a huge blow to...
Sep 7, 2024 · Kohima, town, capital of Nagaland state, northeastern India. The town lies in the Naga Hills, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of the railroad at Dimapur. Kohima was the point of the farthest Japanese advance into British India during World War II. Much of the town was held briefly by Japanese troops in.
