On this day in military history
Quite a few military anniversaries today. Two from last century were the Battle of Avre in 1918, a British victory in the Great War of 1914-18, and the start of the Battle of Kohima in 1944.
In many ways Kohima was to the Far East what El Alemein was to North Africa. Kohima marked the Japanese high tide mark and their greatest defeat in that theatre when Slim's British and Indian armies smashed them and they began their long retreat.
In many ways Kohima was to the Far East what El Alemein was to North Africa. Kohima marked the Japanese high tide mark and their greatest defeat in that theatre when Slim's British and Indian armies smashed them and they began their long retreat.
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