"A Largely Indian Victory in WWII, Mostly Forgotten in India" Topic

"Soldiers died by the dozens, by the hundreds and then by the thousands in a battle here 70 years ago. Two bloody weeks of fighting came down to just a few yards across an asphalt tennis court.
Night after night, Japanese troops charged across the court's white lines, only to be killed by almost continuous firing from British and Indian machine guns. The Battle of Kohima and Imphal was the bloodiest of World War II in India, and it cost Japan much of its best army in Burma.
But the battle has been largely forgotten in India as an emblem of the country's colonial past. The Indian troops who fought and died here were subjects of the British Empire. In this remote, northeastern corner of India, more recent battles with a mix of local insurgencies among tribal groups that have long sought autonomy have made remembrances of former glories a luxury…"
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Armand

Good to see some coverage of this epic battle, in a little known Theatre, by a forgotten army – the 7th Army – under a brilliant commander – William Slim – arguably one of the very best commanders the British Army produced during WWII.

The history of this campaign makes for a most astonishing read.

Would you not by any chance mean the 14th Army? I may be wroong but I have always associated the 14th with Burma.. but then after all they were forgotten!

Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile)

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Armand

Yes, that theater does not get the game play as other WWII areas. I remember reading about Slim and this Campaign in India/Burma. Very interesting …

Chokidar, of course, you're right, freudian slip on my part, Slim's Burma Army was the 14th. Shows just how forgotten they were :)