"It was hell on earth": Battle of Kohima veteran remembers the horrors of war

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The Battle of Kohima - which ended on this day in 1944 - is remembered as one of the crucial turning points in WWII.
Less well known, but equally important as the Allies’ success on D-Day, it was the first time the Japanese army had been beaten on land and helped prevent the invasion of India.
Richard Day, 93, was among those 1,500 soldiers who defeated 15,000 enemies in a remarkable, against the odds, victory.
This is his story.
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@davidhamilton6363 9 месяцев назад

My dear Father died in 2008 fought in Kohema,

@ayangpongen6601 7 месяцев назад

Richard, kohima is my hometown. Today kohima is a sprawling town and the capital of the state of Nagaland. It's doing well, the main battlefield is now standing strong and is today the heart of the town.

@karen0110 6 месяцев назад

Don't paint such a pretty picture for a beggar state...😂

@Gourmet_Supremo 5 месяцев назад

@@karen0110what do you mean a beggar state?

@Catholicguy-qs3ng 5 месяцев назад

Karen0110 Either u r from Kohima or someone from outside Nagaland who is insulting our progress🙂

@shurhoang6631 2 года назад

Hello Richard! I hope you are doing well! I'm from Kohima, Nagaland. Thank you for sharing this piece of history!

@johnschuh8616 10 месяцев назад

God bless him. He was intended to convey this message.

@Londonfogey 4 месяца назад

'It wasn't quite a picnic'. Classic British understatement! To the immortal memory of the Indian Army and the British Fourteenth Army. You will not be forgotten.

@sinlokemp 6 месяцев назад

My Grandfather was also a veteran of the same battle. He was also awarded the Burmese Star. He passed away in 2018. Long live the veterans who fought the good fight for our future 🫡

@minecraftgaminggg7953 5 месяцев назад

It is so important for people off this country to know how Indian British and American troops fought the Japanese soldiers and One off the bloody wars that was fought.Thank so veterans for all courage.

@davidmawer6859 2 года назад

Thank you for remembering and sharing Richard.

@kinder4498 2 года назад

Thank you sir for sharing about battle of kohima.Im from Nagaland ♥️👍

@funlady_pig3377 Год назад

I'm from kohima thank you sir

@HabotoKinny 2 месяца назад

It wasn't easy for old days newy I'm proud the people from other countries remember kohima n dimapur still

@amongquinker8177 5 месяцев назад

By the grace of god he is save from war 😢 To share a history.Apreciate🎉❤

@ratreer1523 10 месяцев назад

My Father who died aged 58 in 1977 was there with the 4th Battalion Queens Own Royal West Kent's.Im 72 the baby.My poor old Dad had a shitty war.Was at Dunkirk 1940.Then 3 glorious in England.He had tattoo on left arm soldier marching Burma on top bottom said Never Again..As I say 72 now but give up 5 yrs just to have 10 minutes with him

@JoeBackhouse-rt2ep 9 месяцев назад

My great grandfather fought it the battle of kohima and was wounded in that battle lost his best mate right beside him in the Kings own yorkshire light infantry battalion. Lost his brothers in the war too one on the hms glorious and the other im a submarine somewhere

@davidhamilton6363 9 месяцев назад

My dear Father died in 2008 he fought at Kohema his ex council house was sold to pay for his care in a nursing home ! Your comment has filled my eyes with tears

@ratreer1523 8 месяцев назад

David when war finished my Father rejoined in 1946 Fusiliers ( R R F ) till 1960.It was only in his last few months that he told me he just didn't fit in never spoke to anyone.Happend to a lot of returning soldiers. Kohima cenotaph For your tomorrow we gave our today

@klone_Trooper Год назад

@Veterans' Foundation.. thank you for sharing these incredible men, we could never repay what they did for us.. truly the greatest generation. Also if possible arrange something so he can come back to kohima.. although it might be hard for him, I'm pretty sure we'd all like to have the pleasure of Richard visiting us

@mior1 Год назад

At India is Battle of Kohima,at My country is Battle Of Greem Ridgeis the one battle forgeted

@glpilpi6209 Год назад

The music makes it difficult to hear what the man's saying . It doesn't need background music.

@chrisholland7367 Год назад

Incredibly brutal battle. Also the Japanese attacked another strategic position ,imphal. Had the Japanese managed to break through, they may been able to raid valuable supplies and the pathway to India would have been open .

@anthonyeaton5153 7 месяцев назад

Captain Sir Tom Moor fought at the Battle of Kohima with the West Yorkshire Regiment.

@philipnorris6542 5 месяцев назад

At the going down of the Sun and in the morning we will remember them.

@KalingTamut-m6g 5 месяцев назад

Thank you Britain

@liverbot4854 Год назад

I feel sorry for many of these British soldiers. They fought hard to protect India and valued the Indians, but the UK government made them their puppets.

@gmprajwal16 Год назад

They fought against the Azad Hind Fauj army by Subash Chandra Bose....Fact that both were Indians fighting each other...one through Subhash Chandra Bose to get independent and other through British govt

@liverbot4854 Год назад

@@gmprajwal16 This is very interesting. Did the Indians fighting for the British government switch sides when they realised Chandra Bose was fighting for independence?

@gmprajwal16 Год назад

It was 3 months battle. Netaji entered Kohima with his army by crossing Singapore, Malaysia and Myanmar(earlier known as Burma). Unknowingly our Indian military fought against them and spread false information regarding Netaji's death. They wanted to hang Netaji's commanders which is known as RED FORT TRIALS. The Indian army controlled by the British govt came to know regarding it and they started Naval Mutiny which was the last war against the British which gave Independence.

@liverbot4854 Год назад

@@gmprajwal16 Very interesting. Do you sometimes get angry when people say that Gandhi gave India its independence?

@gmprajwal16 Год назад

@@liverbot4854 I do not get anger. I'm just unhappy with the one who gave their lives for freedom, went unrecognised without any credits and our history being said wrong.

@torpaninternational8351 10 месяцев назад

This was definitely the Stalingrad of the Japanese expansion .The number of the VC S awarded there , exemplified this.

@eyiloeyilo2713 2 года назад

amazing nagaland

@orsettcock 8 месяцев назад

I am privileged to know Richard very well. We attend the Japanese Embassy in Piccadilly annually.

@tanulsingh8563 4 месяца назад

u not only fought japanese u mainly fought subhash chandra bose's indian national army

@wijinbenjamin2719 5 месяцев назад

❤❤🎉

@baljeet-sandhusingh3369 7 месяцев назад

SALUTE

@christopher-ke9nj 10 месяцев назад

Hi Richard they hated you, you hated them it was total war we will remember them

@bobyouel7674 2 года назад

REspect

@avinuosechii492 Год назад

Respect 😎

@tokihesema4639 7 месяцев назад

Don't know what river he is talking about.all I know is there are small streams around kohima.

@Shorts_x2.0 Год назад

JAI BHIM 💙🙏

@aniketchatterjee1551 Год назад

Azad Hind will return………………

@adamsboringvids Год назад

Aww did someone’s ancestors lose a war?? Diddums

@Juststayhopeful 3 месяца назад

@@adamsboringvidsINA forces were fighting for India's independence not for fking bloody Britishers they took help from Japanese to march onto india but on the other side Indian soldiers were stupidly fighting for British until they realise later

@shashishekhar7144 Год назад

Indian are real hero

@johnschuh8616 10 месяцев назад

And Indians of All sorts fought for INDIA! They knew that the Japanese had only contempt for other Asians, just as Japanese officers had only contempt for their own men.