5 Mar 1944
India
India
- William Slim requested his superiors to assign an additional division to defend Kohima and Dimapur, India. He would only receive two battalions of Indian parachute troops. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
3 Apr 1944
India
India
- General Montagu Stopford ordered Major General R. P. L. Ranking to move the Indian 161st Brigade from Kohima to Dimapur in India. Ranking believed this was a bad move as Kohima would be a Japanese target, and appealed to William Slim; Slim sided with Stopford. Also on this date, Louis Mountbatten and William Slim met with Joseph Stilwell at Jorhat, an airfield at Assam, India; Stilwell reluctantly offered to send Chinese 38th Division to Imphal, India to assist with the defense, and was secretly relieved when Slim declined as Stilwell wished to use the Chinese in northern Burma to further his own campaign ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Joseph Stilwell | William Slim | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
6 Apr 1944
India
India
- After dark, Japanese troops launched an attack at Kohima, India, reaching the buildings at the edge of the village before the attack was halted early in the next day. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
8 Apr 1944
India
India
- Japanese troops moved into the ground between Kohima and Jotsoma in India, cutting off the Indian 161st Brigade from being able to assist in the defense Kohima. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
11 Apr 1944
India
India
- Anglo-Indian and Japanese troops began a four-day clash at Bunker Hill near Kohima, India. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
17 Apr 1944
India
India
- General Renya Mutaguchi ordered Lieutenant General Kotoku Sato to capture Kohima, India by 29 Apr 1944. On the front, Anglo-Indian and Japanese troops clashed at Garrison Hill and FSD Hill near Kohima. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
20 Apr 1944
India
India
- The Japanese siege of Kohima, India was beginning to be lifted. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
27 Apr 1944
India
India
- Anglo-Indian troops attempted to attack the Japanese positions on the far side of the tennis court in Kohima, India. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
29 Apr 1944
India
India
- After dark, Japanese troops launched a counterattack at Kohima, India. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
3 May 1944
India
India
- Indian 4th Brigade attacked GPT ridge near Kohima, India, which failed to capture all Japanese positions. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
7 May 1944
India
India
- During the day, Anglo-Indian troops attacked Jail Hill near Kohima, India, which was repelled by Japanese troops and suffered heavy losses. To the south, the British offensive from Imphal, India into Burma was called off after lack of success. After sundown, Japanese troops attacked Tengnoupal, India and overran some Allied defensive positions. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
13 May 1944
India
India
- By this date, Anglo-Indian troops had control of Jail Hill, GPT ridge, and FSD ridge near Kohima, India. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
30 May 1944
India
India
- Major General Nobuo Tanaka canceled his offensive in the Imphal region in India after incurring heavy losses. To the north at Kohima, the Indian 7th Division assault on Dyer Hill, Pimple Hill, and Big Tree Hill, which began on 24 May, was repulsed with heavy casualties. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
22 Jun 1944
India
India
- In India, Indian 6th Brigade from Kohima made contact with Indian 9th Brigade from Imphal on the Imphal-Kohima Road that had been held by the Japanese. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
7 Jul 1944
India
India
- Lieutenant General Kotoku Sato was relieved for the defeat at Kohima, India. ww2dbase [Battle of Imphal-Kohima | Kohima, Assam | CPC]
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