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The Forgotten Stalingrad of Asia (WWII)

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In March 1944, the Japanese forces in Burma launched Operation U-Go against the British forces in India. Japan wanted to deal a severe blow to the British in northeastern India, which could have prompted an uprising of Indian nationalists. It was planned for the Japanese offensive to follow the fastest route from Burma to India, the road to Dimapur. Two main objectives along the operation path were the towns of Imphal and Kohima. The latter was an important communication center through which the British forces on the Indian-Burmese frontline were supplied.
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@Simplehistory 10 месяцев назад

This video was made possible thanks to everyone on the Simple History Patreon: www.patreon.com/simplehistory

@robertboros4429 10 месяцев назад

Nice 👍😎

@patf1288 10 месяцев назад

It's crazy such an intense and massive battle and no one today has heard about it.

@AidenCooper-rh1cu 10 месяцев назад

Can you please do a video on the greaser subculture

@C.A._Old 10 месяцев назад

*Tennis Court Really? by the way britishs Love Tennis Court & Tennis Sport! :-)

@jakeramos5067 10 месяцев назад

You should do a video of the fighting Filipinos 10th BCT at the battle of yultong during the korea war

@fredfinch1819 10 месяцев назад

My great grandfather was a British major a the battle of the tennis court at Kohima and he always talked about one story. One night he was sleeping in a tent near the front line with some British soldiers and some Gurkhas when he awoke the next morning he found that there had been an ambush by the Japanese forces and the Gurkhas had taken them all out with their kukris in the night not even waking him up at all. A testament to how skilled and brave they were

@BigNutts21 10 месяцев назад

Your grandfather sounds like he dodged a bullet by having the Gurkhas with him

@NickGalaz 10 месяцев назад

Great story!! Its sad how british were so racist in those days...

@tillerman7272 10 месяцев назад

@@NickGalaz everyone was

@shawdcummings2160 10 месяцев назад

Even the rule of thumb never try to sneak a gurkha?

@b.6518 9 месяцев назад

Way to ruin the mood...

@Ppelesalie 10 месяцев назад

I am from Kohima and I cross this ridge everyday. The place is a Memorial graveyard now, nicely maintained, perched beautifully on top of the hill. There are remnants of a Tank, it's a surreal sight, that a tank would just lie on the roadside. I have been a follower of simple history for a long time, it's a nice thing to see you cover a story of my town.

@briantrudell8248 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for sharing 👍😊

@tepusatokennao6873 10 месяцев назад

Same here,,

@commandplay 10 месяцев назад

I read more into this battle, the Japanese commander, Kotoku Sato, generally seemed to care about the well-being of his men and chose to retreat instead of fighting to the death due to his force facing starvation and suffering heavy casualties.

@chrisholland7367 9 месяцев назад

Unfortunately as ammunition food and medical supplies started to run out the Japanese were forced to start a mass retreat. The Japanese died in their hundreds as they began the march out of Kohima and into the jungles of Burma. For the Japanese, it became known as the road of bones.

@zhuangsaur227 7 месяцев назад

85K Japanese troops marched into the Battle of Kohima ... 50K ended being casualties ... and the White Bone Road in the retreat... what was Mutaguchi thinking?! Not to mention how Mutaguchi believed logistics such as using mules and horses would suffice or a lack of weapons was not an excuse for defeat...

@Aditya.Lal1 10 месяцев назад

The Regimental song for the Assam Rifles is called Badluram ka Badan and there's a famous story behind it. One of the soldiers named Badluram had died fighting the Japanese in one of the battles however his CO forgot to file his death so his food rations kept coming in and so during one of the seiges. These rations were able to keep the Indian forces sustained enough until reinforcements come. So the song honors Badluram and his rations.

@terryharris1291 9 месяцев назад

Lest we Forget.Onward.

@curious_one1156 10 месяцев назад

I have been to that tennis field in Kohima, Nagaland. Now a days, it is a massive cemetery. Quite tranquil. It is however just part of the hillside. One cannot even imagine such a large battle ever took place there. And yes, had the Japanese captured that hill, they would have taken over the state. History would have been different.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 10 месяцев назад

@curious_one1156 This battle showed that to fight the Japanese and win, you'd need to dig in and never surrender, even when surrounded.

@tomhenry897 10 месяцев назад

Not really The Japanese supply line was stretched Still a lot of Indian troops in India

@Ppelesalie 10 месяцев назад

I am from Kohima, and we are tribal folks, we still read folklore about the war. As for the battle, I don't think it would have decided the outcome of the war. Because you see, the war in my state wasn't confined to the tennis court, it was the furthest the Japanese were able to penetrate. One of my friends own a farm on such a once battlefield, there is an old makeshift airfield and multiple bunkers, there is an abandoned anti aircraft gun as well. The battlefield itself was stretched over a large area of hills, too large for the Japanese supply to keep up. It is said that the Japanese ran short of basic first aid during the tennis court battle that they forced the village folks to collect a particular herb that is used to treat wounds. We still call it 'Japan herb' in our dialect. Under such circumstances the Japanese couldn't have done anything but to retreat before the Indian reinforcements arrive with armoured vehicles.

@Anonymous-ti6id 9 месяцев назад

@@Ppelesalie we say china leaves . some say Burma leaves. some SAY Japan leaves

@roblewis9235 10 месяцев назад

Road of Bones is a must read about this battle. Really glad that a video with this much exposure has been made. More people should know about it.

@user-kr7yh8vw9m 10 месяцев назад

One of the best videos ever,well-thought out about a lesser-known engagement in WW2.

@GeneralNagami 9 месяцев назад

'The gallant Nagas, whose loyalty never faltered. They guided our columns, collected information, ambushed enemy patrols, carried our supplies, and brought in our wounded under the heaviest fire -- and then, being the gentlemen they were, often refused all payment.' - Field Marshal Sir William Slim wrote in Defeat into Victory:

@Khrielazo 10 месяцев назад

Inspite of how many books and stories I heard from my Grandfather and elders, this video and its map illustration made me understand the battle lines and the frontline of the battle for the first time. Thank you Simple History for teaching yet again, that too, of my Own history. -A guy whose home is Kohima Village, also known to us, the Kewhimia as 'Kewhira' (the Naga village given in the map), Who grew up on stories of how my own grandfather and people were made witnesses to the carnage of modern war during the battle as the village was also strafed and bombed by aircraft and artillery from both sides, along with interactions from men from both sides of the war. Note: My home is merely on the next mountain from the Tennis court. A 30 minute winding walk.

@dimitrispinas4973 10 месяцев назад

Keep up the good work guys. Your videos are fantastic and very informative , not only for history lovers, but also the general public.!!

@robertboros4429 10 месяцев назад

Nice

@ChrisKane- 10 месяцев назад

Very generous! Thank you so much for your support!

@steppedtuba50 8 месяцев назад

I don’t think they needed 20€

@pongsokipz1996 10 месяцев назад

Love from Nagaland, never knew you would cover this, my home town

@imonghosh912 7 месяцев назад

Thank you for covering this battle. Most people in the West haven't even heard of such a crucial battle. My great grandfather was a doctor posted with the Army Medical Corps during the siege of Kohima. I never met him, passed away before I was born, but what I heard from elders is that he never discussed the battle, absolutely never. Such was the scars of the battle he carried to his deathbed.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 10 месяцев назад

7:39 This is just crazy, must have been so intense.

@corymorimacori1059 10 месяцев назад

“I was saving the planet from an Axis of Darkness, while you were back home opening National Parks! Yes!” Winston Churchill

@rawrzillakira5928 10 месяцев назад

"You were born asthmatic you're going to choke hard, while I wake up everyday and chain smoke cigars"

@Potatoe_of_the_irish 10 месяцев назад

"I'll fight you on the beaches, I'll fight you on the beats, yes! Any way you want to fight I'll fight ya and I'll beat ya, see? I might be battling you even though I'm toasted But tomorrow I'll be sober and you'll still be roasted!"

@PT5-Shorts 10 месяцев назад

Something something Epic Loid and a Pringles packet

@Rand0mContnt 10 месяцев назад

⁠@@Potatoe_of_the_irishmy parents died when they were young and it was morbid, but at least they didn’t ditch me while they were alive, like yours did!

@Uncle228 10 месяцев назад

Well teddy’s dropping bombs so you best hide in your tube!

@fordson51 10 месяцев назад

This was a critical battle during the Burma Campaign. If the Japanese had broken through at Kohima and pushed to Imphal, they could have cut supply routes to the northern army groups building the Stillwell Road to China. Those soldiers deserve all the praise for what they did.

@briantrudell8248 10 месяцев назад

Bravery displayed fully in this battle

@maiholiaw4927 10 месяцев назад

My grand Uncle, of the Assam Regiment (then a young regiment) died in this battle. He was a machinegunner, he was hit in his arm by grenade shrapnels. But being a hill-man: a native to north East India, he refused to have his arm amputated and died of gangrene in a hospital. This is infact the only battle of WWII, where Indians especialy North East Indian tribals (of the Assam Regiment and the Assam Rifles), fought in their own home turf

@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk 10 месяцев назад

This is one of the best and interesting battles in history

@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378 10 месяцев назад

The battle of Manila should be interesting due to being dubbed as "Asian Stalingrad"

@InmyMindInmyEyestheLovewes3933 9 месяцев назад

What about the battle of Shanghai?

@user-ub2uc9nz4n 9 месяцев назад

EXCTALY, i was like "Asian Stalingrad?" You Manila? now that was a Stalingrad the amount of Filipinos that were murdered is just horrifying

@rosaria8384 8 месяцев назад

Yeah, I think Manila is the real Stalingrad. The city was completely wiped out, even worse than Stalingrad or Warsaw, or even Dresden

@historynerd9965 7 месяцев назад

People say battle of Shanghai is the stanlingrad of the east, the sheer scale of it.

@terrorist... 5 месяцев назад

@@historynerd9965 Battle of Wuhan in China 🇨🇳

@alexanderleach3365 10 месяцев назад

Both the British and Indian troops fought bravely against the Japanese assaults.

@eavyeavy2864 10 месяцев назад

Indian and bengal got stsrved by Churchill though

@asordidlobster 10 месяцев назад

@@eavyeavy2864 Nope. And also why is it that relevant to his comment?

@spidos1000 10 месяцев назад

@@eavyeavy2864 bore off

@mamtashukla6350 9 месяцев назад

@@asordidlobsterdo you think death of 23 million innocent Indians is a simple thing

@MarineAqua45 9 месяцев назад

@@eavyeavy2864So what? The Japanese were the reason,why Bengal got starved. It was to stop them in their tracks,so that they couldn’t use any natural resources.

@ak9989 10 месяцев назад

The British 2nd Division was the same unit evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940! It got transferred to India afterwards.

@attempt5074 10 месяцев назад

"Oh, bury me out in the jungle, under the old Burma sun, bury me out in the jungle, My duty to England is done."

@SuperGreatSphinx 9 месяцев назад

God Save The King

@luisemoralesfalcon4716 10 месяцев назад

The battle of the Century.

@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk 10 месяцев назад

Indeed

@toughspitfire 10 месяцев назад

9:21 ok so something not mentioned here is that this event involved 6 Grant tanks. As they were advancing the tanks commanders exposed themselves from the top hatch to engage Japanese infantry with grenades and small arms. 5 out of the 6 Commanders were killed doing this.

@jeffreyknickman5559 10 месяцев назад

I think that was Imphal. They were supporting the 1/17 Dogras. There was at least one M3 at Kohima, commanded by a Sgt. Waterhouse.

@atsonaga5520 10 месяцев назад

One tank still lies there near the roadside

@margarathejulian717 10 месяцев назад

As a northeastern guy i am truly honoured that people havent forgot the battle of kohima i thank you simply history 🙏🏻

@lostinpa-dadenduro7555 10 месяцев назад

This was a savage battle. It is unfortunately not as well documented or recognized as it should be.

@bjornsmith9431 10 месяцев назад

One/third of Indian division was British regiments and the Artillery regiments British, the Burma Campaigns was blooded, even Winston Churchill did not like Jungle warfare.

@Squitwort448 10 месяцев назад

Indian artillery was also there. There was an Indian in the Indian artillery who won a Victoria cross

@hardlyworking1351 10 месяцев назад

At the start of the war that is correct, a British Indian Army Division had 3 brigades and each brigade had 4 batallions, 1 British and 3 Indian. But by this point in the war almost all British Indian Divisions were entirely Indian, my understanding is that only the Indian Divisions in Italy kept the original structure of having 1 british batallion per brigade

@Rudraksh-ql4ce 9 месяцев назад

The artillery was indian. By the end of 1944 the 2+1 structure had been abandoned in almost all the brigades due to a shortage of British units as they were required for the campaign in Europe which was the first priority being closer to the British home front

@bjornsmith9431 9 месяцев назад

@@Rudraksh-ql4ce most Indian military which number 2 to 3 millìons men and women volunteers of population 377 million 800 thousand during world war 2 was used has garrison troop unit station in Iran and Iraqi protecting the Oil Fields, the Indian Army lose 87000 people in combat hard fighter they are including the Gurkahs too.

@Rudraksh-ql4ce 9 месяцев назад

@@bjornsmith9431 only 50,000- 60,000 indian soldiers were stationed in Persian and middle East theatre. 65% of the indian army was in Burma, another 20% was in Italy. Infact during the burma camapigin toughly 75% of all forces in the XIVth army of General William Slim came from the indian army. There were 12 and later 14 indian divisions in Burma , and only 2 British divisions, as well as 3 african divisions

@Daniel4646 10 месяцев назад

The setting of that battle would not be as strange as if the two opposing sides had actually PLAYED tennis to settle this fight.

@prithulthepianoboy.4207 10 месяцев назад

Battle of Kohima and battle of Imphal also known for Indian national army during Second World War.

@sushimuncher282 10 месяцев назад

7:39 World at War on Veteran was historically accurate.

@oliversherman2414 10 месяцев назад

Ah yes, nothing like a good ol' "friendly" game of tennis

@bellaoxby6796 10 месяцев назад

Ngl this vid is next level dude good job I'm happy your recording good job I have a youtube channel to watch it

@aliaier9313 Месяц назад

I am very grateful to you for making a video on the battle of Kohima 😊😊.

@Rationalific 10 месяцев назад

I never even knew about this battle! Thanks for raising awareness of it. By the way, I think the off-center rising sun flag as seen at 3:18 & 7:55 is the naval ensign, while the army one has a centered rising sun.

@jamesturner3824 10 месяцев назад

love the vids and their quality :>

@hickahickul 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for covering this.Love from Kohima

@Dad_Life_Marine_Vet 9 месяцев назад

I'd recommend the book "Burma 44" which is about the "Battle of the Admin box". A precursor to Kohima and Imphal. The Japanese needed the supplies from the Admin Box to help supply these other 2 offensives. They failed...amazing book.

@ebenezer7789 10 месяцев назад

I am from the state of Nagaland where this battle took place. There is a war memorial located in middle of town and also a museum, the local people actually helped the British troops instead of Japanese because the Japanese were brutal towards the local people.

@subdivisiondimapur-zi9gk 10 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for covering this.....I am from Kohima,Nagaland.....pls do visit Kohima...a cherry tree survived the war near the tennis courtwhere a Japanese sniper was positioned....when full bloom.....ul c how the cherry tree had to go thru.......

@tzuyu3473 Месяц назад

I've visited Kohima once and it's crazy how such fierce battle took place in such a small place the size of a tennis court The tennis cout exists till today and a war memorial cemetery is built in that area

@rawrzillakira5928 10 месяцев назад

Ok but I love how the Japanese snuck like children's cartoon characters 7:06

@user-pn3im5sm7k 10 месяцев назад

Makes sense. Axis soldiers are typically portrayed as looney tunes-esque cartoon villains in our media 😂 Anything but humans

@hellocandy1272 9 месяцев назад

That fight was more personal for both the sides because of the involvement of INA( indian national army) fighting for the Emperial Army 👍

@acaivanovic4997 10 месяцев назад

Great video

@burntnoodles.com.8092 Месяц назад

Love and support to your channel from Mokokchung, Nagaland.

@inaviawomi-wm9lj 9 месяцев назад

I m very glad to the people who made this video since it was a battle that changed the course of war in indo- Burma and happened in our land that deserves to be popular and moreover my grandfather too took part in this war and heard the difficulty and hardship faced by them during the war.my grandfather died in 2006 at the ripe of 90. God bless you all

@pokefan-ix7sh 10 месяцев назад

The Battle of the Tennis Court was part of the wider Battle of Kohima that was fought in North East India from 4 April to 22 June 1944 during the Burma Campaign of the Second World War. The Japanese advance into India was halted at Kohima in April 1944 and Garrison Hill, on a long-wooded ridge on a high ridge west of the village, was, according to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission the scene of "perhaps the most bitter fighting of the whole Burma campaign when a small Commonwealth force held out against repeated attacks by a Japanese Division". During the siege of Kohima, heavy fighting, including hand-to-hand combat, occurred in the grounds surrounding the Deputy Commissioner's bungalow, including the tennis court, beginning around 8 April and continuing until 13 May when the assaulting Japanese troops began withdrawing from the area.

@areyousure4777 10 месяцев назад

Awww finally one from my own state and town

@randomexcessmemories4452 10 месяцев назад

Have you done a video about the Battle of Checkpoint Pasta? It was during the war in Somalia and was the first major battle the Italian army engaged in since WWII, of course taking place at an abandoned pasta factory!

@jaydincole3116 10 месяцев назад

I just learned World War II Burma campaign and your name is very lovely.

@temperedtemplar1368 10 месяцев назад

Very interesting you would think something like this would happen in A more urban setting but this is in more rural

@AvsegnoGrisiewky 7 месяцев назад

The Lushaii/Kuki were among the bravest during the Battle of Imphal-Kohima as part of the 1st Assam Regiment. A young Lieutenant in this battle later became the most decorated soldier in the Regiment, Brigadier T Sailo who later became the Chief Minister of Mizoram. The names of martyrs at Jessami and Kohima are testament to this.

@imnalongkumer8081 10 месяцев назад

Glad you covered this

@azorose7052 7 месяцев назад

I am from Nagaland, Kohima. My grandparents used to tell stories about the war. Thank you for the video.

@masterbuilderproductions 10 месяцев назад

Arguably the more infamous and realistic “Asian Stalingrad” was the battle of Manila 1945. Although it was more like the Asian Leningrad...

@piwoayemi9420 10 месяцев назад

Watching this from Kohima 🤗

@bjornsmith9431 10 месяцев назад

Assam regiment was at Kohima battle.

@aliaier9313 Месяц назад

There are many ww2 storage bunkers in dimapur but it is only known to locals

@Regal99 9 месяцев назад

One of the battles that solidified the legend of the Ghuraks.

@Rudraksh-ql4ce 9 месяцев назад

Sadly , indian Sikh troops and other ethincities are always ignored despite being 70% of the total forces

@madjack1748 8 месяцев назад

Sorry that youtube sucks now, man. You're videos are great and interesting!

@chrisfrank4267 7 месяцев назад

My Father was at an airbase at Infall, He was a C-46 Crew chief but since it was an all hands situation he was being used as infantry. He said the only thing that saved them was a B-24 stuck in the mud. They managed to get the A.P.U. running and used the twin fifties in the turrent to mow the Japanese down. He has long since passed and i sure do miss him. ( We still have the letters and script taken off the Japanese Dead.) If anyone has more details on this id sure like to know)

@ShaktiChaturvedi 24 дня назад

Any Indian who tells me, that World War 2 was an European and North African war often gets chided by me. I direct them to Imphal, Kohima and the Andamans. The Kohima memorial is a must visit in my opinion. Insane to imagine when you look at it today, that it was the sight of possibly one of the most important battles in the Asia Pacific theatre.

@kristianroberts5590 10 месяцев назад

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

@kickinwings420 9 месяцев назад

I always considered the liberation of Manila to be the Stalingrad of Asia. Look it up and you’ll see why

@nathanshithung23 5 месяцев назад

They (Brits) visit the WWII Veterans n aid them medically n financially n sometimes to listen to their stories n sometimes the families inquire about their loved ones who lost their lives in the war of Kohima.

@JerryGoGetTheRoyalNavy 10 месяцев назад

Finally something about us its been a million years since you last mentioned us

@shumyinghon 7 месяцев назад

i believe it was the first time that the British fought so desperately and made a concrete stand, unlike in Singapore/ Burma before fighting the Japanese..

@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 10 месяцев назад

Nice tennis match! More bullets and grenades than balls though. I need more boulets!

@ReviveHF 9 месяцев назад

Siege of Shanghai in 1937 and Siege of Manila in 1945 were often regarded as "Stalingrad of Asia" as well.

@terrorist... 5 месяцев назад

Battle of Wuhan China 🇨🇳 Most deadliest battle in Asia

@itsalmostfun8567 10 месяцев назад

History shows that... sometimes wars are just battles made out of matches and rounds at best

@akshitkumar7961 10 месяцев назад

My great grandfather fought with Japanese in Kohima in British Indian army

@Rudraksh-ql4ce 9 месяцев назад

My great grandpa was in the British Indian Army's 3/14 punjab. He later joined the INA in Singapore and fought under netaji at imphal

@notmyburner3225 10 месяцев назад

Not at all taking away from a major turning point in the war for British & Indian troops fighting the Japanese. But, you cannot seriously compare, even proportionally, this to Stalingrad. The battle of stalingrad was responsible for damn near almost 2 Million deaths that is absolutely insane

@martineldritch 10 месяцев назад

Agree, the only thing truly comparable to the battle of Stalingrad was the battle of Stalingrad.

@notmyburner3225 9 месяцев назад

@@martineldritch we can compare turning points in war of course, but just as someone who is putting into perspective the substantial human loss of life that occurred. There is nothing comparable to it. It was perhaps the bloodiest and most decisive battle in WW2. If we're strictly speaking of turning points it's 1. Stalingrad 2. Midway 3. Possibly El Alamein

@alfrancisbuada2591 10 месяцев назад

Well this gives a new meaning to fighting on the green.

@GinDawman 10 месяцев назад

A japanese tank still lies there in ruins till this day.

@Rhinopotamus 10 месяцев назад

I’ve never heard Kohima called “The Stalingrad of the East”… I have heard that phrase before though, and exclusively used for the Battle of Manila, Philippines.

@cdntrooper3078 7 месяцев назад

My Great Grandfather was likely apart of this however he died without telling us where exactly he fought in Burma all we know was he was apart of the 15th Punjab Regiment and was wounded twice in the leg

@goldenpixell8468 10 месяцев назад

Who else sees a resemblance between the Japanese soldiers and Star Wars battle droids?

@BloxEzio3 9 месяцев назад

*The battle of Manila has entered the chat*

@napoleonibonaparte7198 10 месяцев назад

This will not top the true Asian Stalingrad, Manila.

@marcvsjvniobrvtvs393 9 месяцев назад

Ah yes, the Burma Campaign. One of the bloodiest battles in southeast asia campaign yet nobody knows it. According to indian accounts, it's more bloodier and deadly even the Philippine campaign is the second to this.

@dushiLei 10 месяцев назад

Big bro Kindly made the video of The Battle of Imphal, Manipur, North East India. Thankyou Please

@sof5858 10 месяцев назад

When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today.

@Equity_in_action. Месяц назад

Much love from Dimapur❤❤❤ India

@MS-sb9ov 9 месяцев назад

When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today. (Kohima Epitaph)

@paddy_118 10 месяцев назад

The battle of Kohima is a key battle for the Royal Corps of Signals and stands as our main battle honour in the east.

@dylantriantis6005 10 месяцев назад

You want the real Stalingrad of Asia? Please do a video on the Battle of Manila from February to March of 1945. The urban warfare in that battle was comparable to Stalingrad.

@bjornsmith9431 10 месяцев назад

Manila was worse the Japan massacre Philippines people.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 10 месяцев назад

@@bjornsmith9431 They make the Nazis look soft

@bjornsmith9431 10 месяцев назад

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- the Japanese military and civilians was suicidal for their God Empire talking about cult religion the man made empire gods are terrible.

@ebenezer7789 10 месяцев назад

Battle of kohima is known as Stalingrad of east because of the brutality of the battle and also because after this battle the Japanese retreat started

@popeo1973 10 месяцев назад

@@ebenezer7789 and that is just dumb

@zer0themysticguardian432 10 месяцев назад

Got me at the scottish privates story lmao

@bryananderson3772 10 месяцев назад

I like how he pretends that he's not reading a script at the end

@jacobwiles547 10 месяцев назад

God bless those men!

@CupInAChair 10 месяцев назад

last time i saw this man with around 100k-800k subscribers, he got all of these subs but doesn't get money? Zamn, youtube do be really goofin

@buckgulick3968 10 месяцев назад

Good video, but if you're going to make an analogy of Stalingrad in the East, I would submit that the battle for Manila would be better.

@MrCombatmedic00 5 месяцев назад

The soldiers in the front trenches during the night attack were most likely bayoneted, stabbed, slashed, and beaten to death to maintain stealth.

@mixer244 10 месяцев назад

No wonder why is it called Stalingrad of Asia or whatever.

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 10 месяцев назад

The nature of the ferocious close quarters fighting is probably the reason.

@ebenezer7789 10 месяцев назад

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-its because after this the Japanese started their retreat just like tht germans at Stalingrad

@injanammanchey8748 10 месяцев назад

I wish the school history books had some space for information like this.

@conservos2349 7 месяцев назад

The Japanese didn't invade with enough troops to really accomplish much. The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Japanese theater.

@rcinpact4480 10 месяцев назад

You guys changing the cover art 3 times was funny

@sephuris5555 4 месяца назад

That route is just asking for multiple machine gun implacments

@MarcusPercival-np7sf 10 месяцев назад

Chris Kane why are the Japanese holding Lee Enfields?

@laalisahgibaga1950 9 месяцев назад

Shanghai and manila

@phyrhfbr1819 9 месяцев назад

I see the tennis courts as comical, yet fitting as war is a game in essence. Even though it is one that has severe, real-life consequences

@nathanshithung23 5 месяцев назад

Not just the British forces but the indeginous people of Manipur n Nagaland called "The Nagas" also played a crucial role in the battle between the Japanese n the British forces. So the British visit the Nagas of Nagaland often.