Battle of Imphal

The Battle of Imphal 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.

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1944 Battle of Imphal

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1944 Battle of Shangshak

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1891 Anglo-Manipur War

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The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3697

British 3-inch mortars supporting the 19th Indian Division's advance along the Mawchi Road, east of Toungoo in Burma, 1944. IND4723

The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3378

The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3430

The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3410

The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3479

The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3416

British 3-inch mortar detachments support the 19th Indian Division's advance along the Mawchi Road, east of Toungoo, Burma

Indian and Gurkha soldiers inspect captured Japanese ordnance during the Imphal-Kohima battle, 1944

Soldiers of the two wings of the 14th Army link-up at Milestone 109 during the Battle of Imphal-Kohima

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Imphal	United Kingdom, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Shangshak	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1891	Anglo-Manipur War	war	Wikidata
site	fort		Bihu Loukon	fort, Archaeological Survey of India	Wikidata
site	fort		Kangla Fort	fort	Wikidata
commons	image		The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3697		Commons
commons	image		British 3-inch mortars supporting the 19th Indian Division's advance along the Mawchi Road, east of Toungoo in Burma, 1944. IND4723		Commons
commons	image		The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3378		Commons
commons	image		The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3430		Commons
commons	image		The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3410		Commons
commons	image		The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3479		Commons
commons	image		The War in the Far East- the Burma Campaign 1941-1945 IND3416		Commons
commons	image		British 3-inch mortar detachments support the 19th Indian Division's advance along the Mawchi Road, east of Toungoo, Burma		Commons
commons	image		Indian and Gurkha soldiers inspect captured Japanese ordnance during the Imphal-Kohima battle, 1944		Commons
commons	image		Soldiers of the two wings of the 14th Army link-up at Milestone 109 during the Battle of Imphal-Kohima		Commons