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Battle of Imphal

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The battle of Imphal of 1944.

The Battle of Imphal (Meitei: Japan Laan, lit.'Japanese attack') was a battle in the World War II.[1][2][3] It was a historic combat that took place in Imphal, the metropolis of Manipur in 1944. It was fought between the British Empire and Japan.[4] According to a voting in a contest run by the British National Army Museum, the Battle of Imphal and Kohima was bestowed as Britain's Greatest Battle in 2013.[5][6]

Bibliography

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  • Katoch, Hemant Singh (2016-03-02). The Battlefields of Imphal: The Second World War and North East India. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-27401-8.
  • Kangjam, Yaiphaba Meetei (2019). Forgotten Voices of the Japan Laan: The Battle of Imphal and the Second World War in Manipur. INTACH. ISBN 978-81-7305-618-5.
  • Katoch, Hemant Singh (2018-03-09). Imphal 1944: The Japanese invasion of India. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-2017-4.
  • Rooney, David (2013-05-20). Burma Victory: Imphal, Kohima and the Chindits – March 1944 to May 1945. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78200-610-7.
  • Callahan, Raymond (2017). Triumph at Imphal-Kohima: How the Indian Army Finally Stopped the Japanese Juggernaut. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-2427-0.

References

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  1. "Victory over Japanese at Kohima named Britain's greatest battle". Reuters. 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. "Britain says its greatest battle was fought in Imphal and Kohima". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  3. India, Press Trust of (2013-04-21). "Battle to repel Azad Hind Fauj selected "Britain's Greatest"". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  4. "You searched for Battle of Imphal". British Military History. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  5. "Britain's Greatest Battles | Online Exhibitions | National Army Museum, London". 2013-12-25. Archived from the original on 2013-12-25. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  6. India, Press Trust of (2013-04-21). "Battle to repel Azad Hind Fauj selected "Britain's Greatest"". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2022-03-05.