Kohima
In 1944, Kohima in the Naga Hills of Assam, north-east India, was an important hill station on the only road between the major British supply base at Dimapur and Imphal. When the Japanese launched their U-Go offensive in March 1944, the Kohima garrison was made up from a few units of the Assam Rifles, the 1st Battalion Assam Regiment and line of communication troops. As the full strength and threat of the Japanese offensive became apparent to the British, reinforcements were hastily moved to the Imphal-Dimapur area, many by air from the Arakan.

<FONT face=Arial size=2>Of these, the 161st Brigade, of the 5th Indian Division, was flown to Dimapur in late March 1944. The brigade soon advanced down the road to Kohima and began to establish defensive positions around the village. The key terrain was Garrison Hill and the wooded slopes of Kohima Ridge with key features such as Jail Hill, Field Supply Depot (FSD) Hill and Detail Issue (DIS) Hill. There was space to deploy only a single battalion – the 4th Royal West Kents, supported by the Assam Rifles and the Assam Regiment. The brigade’s remaining infantry – the 1st/1st Punjab Regiment and the 4th/7th Rajputs were deployed two miles west of Kohima at Jotsoma, with the brigade’s artillery.

Kohima

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