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Title
Not A Man Afraid
Description
The war struck northeastern India when a column of the 138th Regiment commanded by Colonel Torikai came upon the remote village of Jassami. The British hastily sent elements of the Assam Regiment to the village in an attempt to continue to slow the Japanese and delay or halt the …
Publisher
Date
1944-03-28
Scenario#
S081
Scenario Description
The war struck northeastern India when a column of the 138th Regiment commanded by Colonel Torikai came upon the remote village of Jassami. The British hastily sent elements of the Assam Regiment to the village in an attempt to continue to slow the Japanese and delay or halt the advance towards Kohima. Having reached the village, the regiment constructed well camouflaged positions and waited for the Japanese. The Japanese launched a banzai attack straight at the village whereupon the Indian troops of the Assam Regiment opened up.
Location
Jessami, India
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Kohima (together with the intertwined Battle of Imphal) proved the turning point of the Japanese U-Go offensive into India in 1944 during the Second World War. The battle took place in three stages from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima, now the capital of Nagaland in northeast India. From 3 to 16 April, the Japanese attempted to capture Kohima ridge, a feature which dominated the road by which the besieged British and Indian troops of IV Corps at Imphal were supplied. By mid-April, the small British and Indian force at Kohima was relieved. From 18 April to 13 May British and Indian reinforcements counter-attacked to drive the Japanese from the positions they had captured. The Japanese abandoned the ridge at this point but continued to block the Kohima–Imphal road. From 16 May to 22 June the British and Indian troops pursued the retreating Japanese and reopened the road. The battle ended on 22 June when British and Indian troops from Kohima and Imphal met at Milestone 109, ending the Siege of Imphal.
Narrative Source
Combatants
Japanese
British / Indian
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Starter Kit

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