The Battle of Imphal: When World War II was fought in India. I The Quint

[Music] the Allies managed to defeat the Japanese and what was their greatest defeat in any land battle in their entire history if it had not been for the Allied victory at Kojima Anam file the entire history of World War two would have been very very different 84,000 Japanese troops poured into India from Burma in March 1944 with the Indian National Army they aim to take in FAL and then move west to march on Delhi they simultaneously attacked Kojima a hill garrison on the road to the railway at DEMA for the Japanese had expected their opponents to quickly surrender they didn't general bill slim trained his troops from Britain India and across the Empire for a long hard slog and there was no shortage of courage on the Japanese side the troops had traveled light expecting to plunder allied stores when they defeated them the gamble didn't pay off instead the Japanese fought on sick and starving by contrast the Allies enjoyed control of the skies and their supplies supplied by air air battle of in fall was as much as important as the battle on Lynn the Japanese supply lines were over stretched nothing got to them by land or air their plight was most acute at KO Hema it was the monsoon the leeches the malaria if they were reduced in the end to boil in grass in water and that was their sustenance the commander was forced to do what no Japanese commander had ever done he withdrew his troops he saw no point in the senseless slaughter of his men who would have fought on to the death [Music] for this group of serving soldiers visiting the battlefield seventy-five years on has left a deep impression [Music] there's many stories since we've been here of how every single officer within that company has been killed there four senior NCOs young junior NCOs have had to step up and actually take command of a large body of men well if that's not inspiration then I don't know ways H I'm not weary them nor the years condemn I can't see the ground I can see the scenario I can t miss that how brave they were how hard they did they walk and how tough they were three words are the engines of the nagas are using currently of remembrance reconciliation rebase nothing that's very very fitting for the occasion the dish Indians and the Japanese fought for their own cause however as the time has passed the wound have healed and today all three are progressing in very friendly way remembrance is more than looking backwards war is not far away at any point in time when politics breaks down a war is perhaps a consequence and remembering those that sacrificed their lives is one way of countries coming together to make sure so that any crises and any problems are resolved peacefully [Music] you [Music]

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Length: 4min 47sec (287 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 22 2019