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Imphal 1944

Imphal 1944 poster
Country
India
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How it feels

This film covers the World War II battle between Japanese and Allied forces near Imphal in northeast India. It focuses on the fighting and the terrible conditions that led to many Japanese deaths from starvation and disease during their retreat.

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What happens

The Battle of Imphal (Meitei: Japan Laan, lit. 'Japanese invasion'), also known as the "Stalingrad of the East" in combination with Kohima, took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in Northeast India from March until July 1944. Japanese armies attempted to destroy the Allied forces at Imphal and invade India, but were driven back into Burma with heavy losses. Together with the simultaneous Battle of Kohima on the road by which the encircled Allied forces at Imphal were relieved, the battle was the turning point of the Burma campaign, part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II. The Japanese defeat at Kohima and Imphal was the largest up until that time, with many of the Japanese deaths resulting from starvation, disease and exhaustion suffered during their retreat. According to voting in a contest run by the British National Army Museum, the battles of Imphal and Kohima were jointly bestowed as Britain's Greatest Battle in 2013, and have been labelled a turning point in the campaign against Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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