What the records say
- When
- 4 Apr 1944 – 22 Jun 1944
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 25.67° N, 94.10° E
- Description
- 1944 battle around Kohima, Nagaland, India
- War
- World War II
Battle of Kohima
1944 battle around Kohima, Nagaland, India
The Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U-Go offensive into British India in 1944 during the Second World War. It took place in three stages from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima, now the capital city of the state of Nagaland in Northeast India.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Burma Campaign: The Battle of Kohima ends in a British victory”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Début de la bataille de Kohima (fin le 22 juin)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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