The Battle of Kohima 1944 World War II 

And eveytime I hear the word 'Kohima' it installs in me an an enormous sense of pride for every single Allied soldier who fought there..

As daughter of one of the soldiers I thank you for making this film.

At the age of 65, I am still finding more information on the Internet that I had never heard of before. My grandfather served in Burma during WWII for a while, but never spoke of his service time during the war. He didn't open up until I joined the Royal Navy in 1970, and returned to the UK after rescuing refugees from Cyrus in 1974. I never fired a shot but I worked with the kids ranging in age from Toddlers to Teens who were on their own without adults. The effects on the kids were horrifying, and the stories that kids eventually spoke about it still give me nightmares. When my grandfather finally started talking to me about his service, he said it was because he saw something in my eyes that reminded him of some of the soldiers in Burma and elsewhere. I wonder how many stories have been lost over the years because the servicemen and women couldn't talk about their time unless it was to somebody else who had gone through their own horrors.

Thank you. Brilliantly told and narrated. My mother lost her youngest brother as a Chindit, and it has always been a theatre that means a great deal to my family, and the Battle of Kohima has always been a special part of that story. Still hope visit myself one of these days.

my uncle who is now 97 years old was there, he was in a "reserved occupation" and could have applied for an exemption from service but chose not to. His Regiment was sent to the far east form UK by troop ship which was sunk en route by enemy action and the survivors spent many hours in the cold water before being rescued. Having returned to UK they were again sent to India, this time arriving safely and found themselves at Kohima. Most of them were unfit to fight having everything from malaria to dysentery but had no other choice than to die. These are just a few of the terrible things these men experienced other than the vicious hand to hand fighting that happened. I am filled with respect and admiration for those men and immense gratitude that I have never had to do anything as remotely terrible.

One of the greatest war even fought. Thank u to our forefathers who tirelessly fought for us

"There was no tea." Sends shivers down the spine doesn't it.

I thank India so much for their contribution to both world wars!!! Lest we forget, may all the gods bless India!!!

One of my great uncles was captured at Singapore by the Japanese and forced to work as slave labour on the Burma Railway. He survived but never recovered, either physically or emotionally, from what he had witnessed. The Japanese were monsters.

My grandfather Mr Kedutshu Kupa a platoon commander in 1st Assam regiment were the first allies army to face the Japanese. I had firsthand information from my granddad of how they encountered the Japanese army.

Heard so many stories about this from my grandparents who had to leave their village and fled to the forests because of the Japanese during the war.

My father is buried there.

That was a great video! I enjoyed it enormously. And, I believe that the battles of Kohima and Imphal combined constitute the greatest military defeat ever suffered by the Japanese.

This video came up, an amazing story. Had no idea the extent of fighting in this region. Very well presented, thankyou for sharing. Sad so many lives lost. May the fallen & those who have passed on since rest in peace. 👍🏻👌🏻👏👏👏 👋 🇦🇺

Well done! One of the best presentations I've seen of a battle a nd its aftermath. The narrator did a great job in describing the battle and the participants. I especially like his "fairness" in describing the Japanese. For they to were brave, determined, sacrificing. Should have introduced himself and a little biography.

My Father was there, but spoke little of it ... I'm learning so much more about what they went through.

My uncle was a chindit, didn't know when I was younger that he suffered from pts. My father never showed symptoms, except he would clean his food plates so clean it's surprising we had a pattern on em 🇨🇦 70+ expat Nobody loves the soldier, till the enemy is at the Gates

A truly epic battle of world war two overshadowed by D-Day we owe a debt of gratitude to these men that can not be repaid except with our respect. Many thanks to Razzmatazz Films for making it.

Hi.... I'm in Nagaland kohima.... The war cemetery in our town is beautiful and marvellous .Even though the town is small and on the hilly area people out here are warm hearted and hospitality but criminal activities are strictly prohibited and are less happened when it compare to other countries or states ....otherwise , Every one is welcome with pleasure ...😊😊😊😊 come all and visit all...

The battle of Kohima-Imphal was judged Britain's Greatest Battle by the British National Army Museum, ahead of Normandy and Waterloo. If anyone goes to Kohima especially for the purpose of paying respect to soldiers of both sides, becoming thoroughly familiar with the several locations where the desperate fighting took place would aid in understanding the reason for this award. There is hardly any flat ground and it is (was) all thick jungle.

My father was in the Essex regiment and served in India. The few photographs I have are him astride a horse with three other young men. He very rarely spoke of his time in India/ Burma except the times with his comrades when there was no fighting. He always regarded the Army in Burma as forgotten. Forgotten by the events taking place in Western Europe and the Pacific..I guess he left many friends back there.

Appreciate that Kohima war has been highlighted in the video. Nobody has ever made any film on this. I have heard of several stories of the aftermath, some Japanese stranded in Nagaland either married some of the Nagas like Angami to avoid being caught as POW after the war was over. I also heard of 2 Japanese women who lived in the forest of Dima Hasao district (then NC Hills), Assam for nearly 20 years scared that if seen in the enemy's land, will be killed, until they were found and returned in the 60s.

We indians are proud of the struggle of our NE brothers/sisters. Meitei, assam, nagaland everyone.

My father fought at Kohima he was in the Green Howards, he died more than twenty years ago..

Stalingrad of the East, proud of all the heroic soldiers who laid their lives down in one of the bloodiest battle ever fought. Love from Mizoram, God Bless.

thanks for the history lesson never heard of this battle before

'" any soldier going into battle who says he isnt afraid to die, is either a liar or a gurkha "

My grandfather is japanese he died in 1998 i miss him a lot.

Well done great content we must never forget these Galant men.

The British & Commonwealth soldiers who fought in what was then Burma including the battles at Imphal & Kohima were truly "The Forgotten Army". They have never received the praise or the level of respect they deserve. VE day is rightly remembered and celebrated. VJ day less so and within that the outstanding contribution of the men and women as mentioned is almost never discussed or highlighted in a meaningful way. God bless them and thankfully there are a lot of people who do remember and pay their respects as individuals.

My father was British 14th army. SEAC under Orde Wingate and General Slim. He rarely spoke about it.

My real uncle Sapper Abdul Ghani of Indian army no. 38410 also died in this battle, on April 9 , 1944, my grands were from Jalnadhar , and migrated to Pakistan in 1947, we knew nothing about our uncle, till now. Thanks to internet, we recently discovered the burial place, Kohima war cemetry.

My grandfather was martred on the hills of kohima serving Ina.He died a dignified death proud of him.British left only bcuz of Netaji and Ina.Netaji the real father of India.Greetings from Singapore

Don’t forget the Australian soldiers

Before people start getting angry about the “most decisive battle of ww2” comment in the video remember that this isn’t a British documentary. We wouldn’t claim any of our battles as the most decisive of ww2 and neither should anyone else because every country had their own battles which allowed the allies to emerge victorious.

My father, Sgt major I .Kamara fought in Burma he mentioned Kohima and Imphal sometimes.

Let us honor them by making a movie about the Kohima war. :)

Legend has it the guy driving the burning jeep saw combat from the western front to the pacific in the same burning jeep.

my old neighbour was there with the Norfolks,told me about it,had me spellbound what he told me

My dad was in the 14th army proud of him and miss him

My country my Nagaland my home sweet .. 😊😊🇨🇩 Kuknalim

So few British soldiers (800) with their Indian allies fighting so hard and so far from home against 13,000 Japanese. The reason according to my father in law was by that point in the war they knew how badly they would be treated if they were captured, as stories were filtering back to British troops as what the Japanese did to prisoners such as those captured in Singapore. By 1944 my uncle said that the British soldiers wanted revenge and to kill as many Japanese as they could. Japanese casualties in Burma testify to this British attitude, very few made it home to Japan.

My Grandfather was one of the lucky ones to survive.. went on to serve in Korea aswell

My regiment still to this day remember the actions of LCpl John Harman who won the VC at Kohima. A battle that should never be underestimated in its intensity and the size of the field in which it was fought. Ferocious and bloody, may we be thankful to those who gave us the freedom we share today

Awesome presentation thx!!

Very well narrated Sir.

I am from kohima nagaland thank you for creating the video

The Britishers were real antagonists of that war. Japanese were only supporting the Indian National Army 🇮🇳 to liberate India 🇮🇳 through through that battle. Britain colonized India 🇮🇳 not the Japanese. 🇮🇳🇲🇲🇯🇵⚔️🇬🇧 Few British puppets (many of whom were Indians also) were Indians also fought that war from British side.

Very well done. Thank you.

I wish you luck for the day. Well done. Just hope Boris has the will to make a declaration.

My grandfather's brother did not return as an army soldier. Most died of illness on the battlefield. Command ran the unit without food and ammunition. He retreated, passing between the corpses of the soldiers, and exhausted there. That's from the perspective of the Axis.

I feel proud when I remember about the sacrifices of Indian National Army 🇮🇳 soldiers who joined Axis and fought against the British.

Brilliant narration all round. Thank you.

The attitude and treatment of the Japanese soldiers changed in the Naga hills, the Japanese were hard and cruel in Burma and other south east Asian countries but here in the Naga hills they were disciplined, loving and humane. My Granny speaks of how the Japanese protected them from allied air raids, the line of Japanese soldier formations all camouflaged with plants and leaves will all lay bent on the ground at the word "KOKI" a code word for incoming Allied aircraft.

It was Assam Rifles and the Gurkha Regiment because of whom British succeeded in driving Japanese army away. Sad to see that this documentary doesn't shed lights on the valiant of Gorkhas The local Naga community were also equally helpful. I've been to this war memorial in Kohima

Canadian contributions was their role as "mule skinners," escorting shiploads of mules from North America to the jungles of eastern India and western Burma. In all, about 180 Canadians (many of them members of the Veterans' Guard of Canada) made the long journey, escorting approximately 1,600 mules. Worthy of Remembrance

Thank you for this video, from an ex Queens Regt.

Wow....no comments from any of my fellow Indians?that's sad....look here,this is Nagaland...a part of northeast India.

The role of Gurkha soldiers needs to be given more prominence, especially as the Japanese were mortally afraid of facing Gurkha troops , who were fierce and ferocious fighters specialised in slaughtering and dismembering enemies in close hand to hand combat , even today many countries retain and recruit Gurkha soldiers

Thank you for honouring both sides

Thank you for sharing actions from the CBI area of WWII operations. We know of, Europe, the Pacific and the MTO, but know little of this area of the war. Narragansett Bay.

Make a movie on Kohima War.

Wow...how did you get the video clippings ?

Our gratitude for them 😭😭😭

god bless their souls ...

I wonder how the Japanese soldiers plan to attack the bunkers in Mt. Puliebadze. The terrain is horrible. I am lucky to explore all the areas as I studied at KSC, Jotsoma.

My grandfather fought in Burma. He snatched two Samurai swords from there which are now on the walls of 62 Cavalry's officer's mess.

Very good video. God truly blessed India in this victory.

There are no Bill Slim's on the general staff anymore, that's for sure.

I am sorry,but Indians were forced to participate in World War 2.The battle of Kohima resulted in the defeat of INA and an end to our Independence dream.What happened later was a compromise in which our Country was dismembered.

Proud of azad hind fouz.salute u all

God be with y'all. NAGA PEOPLE, BE STRONG.

my grandfather was faught in this war,he told the story of battle of kohima,i remmember my grandfather who died in 2002

'we were nearly finished - low on ammunition, food and under constant enemy fire, I was laid in my trench when in the distance we heard the boom boom boom of artillery it was the British and Indian 5th Brigades artillery - the relief had arrived at last shells were landing in the Japanese trenches - it was music to my ears!!!!'

Blessed be Nagaland 😇

Just visited Kohima War cemetery today. Feel sorry to see so many 20's martyr grave

plz upload battle of Imphal

I f you want to know more about this battle read Road of bones the siege of Kohima by Fergal Keane, it has input from the british, japanese, Indians. and Nagas, it is a great description of the horrors of war by both sides. you wont be sorry. great reading,

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Why you all are not talking about our real heroes of AZAD HIND FAUJ (INA) lead by the great Netaji Shubhas chandra bose who sacrifice their life for the freedom of our great motherland ??? Now I think India should have remain under British rule because people of India don't deserve freedom and are forgetting about our real heroes who were the INA soldiers...and glorifying Brithishers instead of INA.....

Very well done, bravo

Excellent!

Wow

my tribe also fought for british empire as that time we are under british

This is amazing. How come I was never taught about this in school. British+Indian Unity

We owe so much to them.

A note to the narrator, in the word 'corps' the p and the s are silent.

Doese anyone can withness to talk about the second world war .the battle of kohima?

Its was so good watch this vedio....

Never forget General Thangal. He held offb15 men will being shot 59 times. And he killed all of thos who shot him.

I love the random stock footage use.

Very well told, a story that needs telling. Great ending...“Let us honour their memories by keeping peace alive”

And also thank you for the video

My great grand father (and his brothers) ,cousins and other villagers died in this war . Japanese were really most brutal army . They used to eat human flash of Indians( British Army ) .

Most definitely not the most decisive battle of WW2 but an excellent video nonetheless

Did anyone know Bill Armstrong or Albert Churchill who fought in this battle?

I wonder who was recording all these during such a terrific war time 🤔🤔🤔🤔

My Father was one of those who died at Kohima. RIP.

Greetings from Germany, it´s a very moving Doku. It was a very Bad time for the People, for this man, for the civilian People, so much suffering. For what all this??? Trank´s for this Doku.

I will always support those who were with Netaji Shubhas chandra bose and fought for the motherland with Japanese. - JAI HIND