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20 de abr. de 2024 · In 2013, the National Army Museum ran a poll to find out what the nation regarded as Britain’s greatest land battle. This culminated in a public debate during which Dr Robert Lyman persuaded members of the audience to choose the events at Imphal and Kohima in 1944 as their overall winner.
Hace 23 horas · The Japanese were defeated in the subsequent battle of Imphal. The Indians and British lost about 4000 men in the battle, while the Japanese lost between 5000 and 7000 men. The battle is also known as the Battle of the Eastern Theater. The battle was voted Britain’s greatest battle by the National Army Museum.
17 de abr. de 2024 · The British and Indian forces lost nearly 18,000 troops and Imphal and Kohima. With the forced Japanese retreat which followed, the tide turned decisively in favour of the British in Burma and the Allies could now focus on liberating South-East Asia.
21 de abr. de 2024 · 2.00pm Slim: Britain's Greatest General. Dr Robert Lyman reveals how Field Marshal William Slim was able to turn the tide of the Burma campaign. 3.15pm The VCs at Kohima. Author and journalist Steve Snelling discusses the heroic actions of the men awarded Victoria Crosses after the Battle of Kohima.
In April 2013, Imphal-Kohima was named “Britain’s Greatest Battle” by the UK’s National Army Museum. Indians fought on both sides – as part of the British Army and alongside the Japanese as...
24 de abr. de 2024 · In April 2013, Imphal-Kohima was named 'Britain's Greatest Battle' by the UK's National Army Museum. Indians fought on both sides--as part of the British Army and alongside the Japanese as soldiers of the Indian National Army (INA).
29 de abr. de 2024 · It is clear to me that the great twin battle of Imphal & Kohima, which raged from March through to late July 1944, was one of four great turning-point battles in the Second World War, when the tide of war changed irreversibly and dramatically against those who initially held the upper hand.
