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Kohima Museum

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Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Kohima Museum
Phone:
+44 1904 665806

Address:
Fulford Road, York YO10 4HD, England

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 was fought in three stages from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima in Nagaland in northeast India. From 3 to 16 April, the Japanese attempted to capture Kohima ridge, a feature which dominated the road by which the besieged British and Indian troops of IV Corps at Imphal were supplied. By mid-April, the small British and Indian force at Kohima was relieved. From 18 April to 13 May, British and Indian reinforcements counter-attacked to drive the Japanese from the positions they had captured. The Japanese abandoned the ridge at this point but continued to block the Kohima–Imphal road. From 16 May to 22 June, the British and Indian troops pursued the retreating Japanese and reopened the road. The battle ended on 22 June when British and Indian troops from Kohima and Imphal met at Milestone 109, ending the Siege of Imphal. The battle is often referred to as the Stalingrad of the East. In 2013, the British National Army Museum voted the Battle of Imphal and Kohima to be Britain's Greatest Battle.
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