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Renya Mutaguchi (牟田口 廉也, Mutaguchi Ren'ya, 7 October 1888 – 2 August 1966) was a Japanese military officer, lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II and field commander of the IJA forces during the Battle of Imphal . Biography. Mutaguchi was a native of Saga Prefecture.
11 de ene. de 2024 · To capture Imphal was the objective of Operation U-Go, the brainchild of Japanese Fifteenth Army commander General Renya Mutaguchi. He had conceived an ambitious plan with several purposes. The seizure of Imphal would forestall an invasion of Burma by British and Commonwealth forces.
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The plan to attack Imphal originated with Lieutenant-General Renya Mutaguchi (1888-1966), a veteran of campaigns in China, Malaya and Singapore. He led three Japanese divisions and one Indian National Army division. Mutaguchi was stubborn and quarrelled with his divisional commanders during the campaign.
The Battle of Imphal was set in motion in March 1943 when the Japanese command in Burma reorganized its forces. Lieutenant-General Renya Mutaguchi, commanding the Fifteenth Army, passionately advocated for an invasion of India, viewing it as a chance to achieve a decisive victory for Japan.
While Japan had no original plans to invade India, Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi of the Japanese 15th Army knew that an offensive into India was the only way he could eliminate the aerial threat. Controlling northeastern India would also create a larger buffer zone between India and Burma.
Lieutenant General Renya Mutaguchi of the Japanese 15 th Army knew offending India, he could eliminate aerial threats. Additionally, Japanese controlled northeastern India would cut off the Hump as the trade route of the USA and China.
21 de jun. de 2014 · Renya Mutaguchi persuaded his Japanese superiors to allow him to attack British forces at Imphal and Kohima in hopes of preventing a British counterattack. But General Mutaguchi planned to...
