"Bishenpur, Potsangbam and Ningthoukhong – Gurkhas" Topic
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| Tango01 | 28 Mar 2023 8:45 p.m. PST |
… on the Imphal Plain 1944
"Bishenpur is a large village on the Tiddim Road on the western edge of the Logtak Lake in the Imphal basin. In the three battles fought at Bishenpur the Japanese 33 Division battered itself to destruction against 17 Indian Light Division. This was all part of climatic finish of the Battle of Imphal. For this post I focus on the conflict in the plains, near the road and in the villages (Bishenpur, Potsangbam and Ningthoukhong), so gloss over the actions on the Silchar track and on the roadblock at Torbung. Although other nationalities are involved, the infantry in 17 Division were primarily Gurkhas, hence the title. Almost all of this material is from Ian Lyall Grant's brilliant book, Burma The Turning Point: The seven battles on the Tiddim Road which turned the tide of the Burma war (Grant, 1993). I drew some maps…"
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| uglyfatbloke | 08 Apr 2023 8:28 a.m. PST |
The HMSO Official History (5 volumes) 'The War Against Japan' is a great resource for wargamers – situation maps down to platoon level. Strongly recommended. |
| Tango01 | 08 Apr 2023 3:38 p.m. PST |
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looks at another D-Day: German set for Flames of War.