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{{Use dmy dates|date=March | {{Short description|Japanese Invasion of India in 1944}} | ||
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{{Infobox military conflict | {{Infobox military conflict | ||
| conflict = U Go offensive | | conflict = U Go offensive | ||
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| caption = The summit of Nippon Hill, east of Imphal, which was hotly contested during Operation U-Go | | caption = The summit of Nippon Hill, east of Imphal, which was hotly contested during Operation U-Go | ||
| date = March 1944 – June 1944 | | date = March 1944 – June 1944 | ||
| place = [[Manipur]] | | place = [[Kohima]], [[Naga Hills District, British India|Naga Hills]] and [[Manipur Kingdom]] in [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| casus = | | casus = | ||
| territory = | | territory = | ||
| result = [[British Raj|British]] victory | | result = [[British Raj|British]] victory | ||
| combatant1 = {{flag|British Empire}} | | combatant1 = {{flag|British Empire}} | ||
* {{flag|British India}} | * {{flag|British India|name=India}} | ||
| combatant2 = {{flag|Empire of Japan}} | | combatant2 = {{flag|Empire of Japan}} | ||
* {{flagdeco|India|1931}} [[Azad Hind | * {{flagdeco|India|1931}} [[Azad Hind]] | ||
| commander1 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|William Slim]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Montagu Stopford]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoffry Scoones]] | | commander1 = {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim|William Slim]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Montagu Stopford]]<br>{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Geoffry Scoones]] | ||
| commander2 = {{flagicon|Empire of Japan|army}} [[Renya Mutaguchi]]<br>{{flagicon|Empire of Japan|army}} [[Masakazu Kawabe]]<br>{{flagicon|India|1931}} [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Subhas C. Bose]] | | commander2 = {{flagicon|Empire of Japan|army}} [[Renya Mutaguchi]]<br>{{flagicon|Empire of Japan|army}} [[Masakazu Kawabe]]<br>{{flagicon|India|1931}} [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Subhas C. Bose]] | ||
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The main U Go offensive began on 6 March 1944. Slim and Scoones had given their forward divisions orders to withdraw too late. The 20th Indian Division withdrew safely, but the 17th Indian Division was cut off and forced to fight its way back into the Imphal plain. Scoones was forced to commit almost all his reserves to help the 17th Division. Because the diversionary offensive in the Arakan had already failed, the Allies were able to fly a division (including its artillery and front-line transport) from the Arakan front to Imphal, in time to prevent the Japanese 15th Division overrunning Imphal from the north. | The main U Go offensive began on 6 March 1944. Slim and Scoones had given their forward divisions orders to withdraw too late. The 20th Indian Division withdrew safely, but the 17th Indian Division was cut off and forced to fight its way back into the Imphal plain. Scoones was forced to commit almost all his reserves to help the 17th Division. Because the diversionary offensive in the Arakan had already failed, the Allies were able to fly a division (including its artillery and front-line transport) from the Arakan front to Imphal, in time to prevent the Japanese 15th Division overrunning Imphal from the north. | ||
During April, the Japanese attacks against the defences at the edge of the Imphal plain were all held. In May, IV Corps began a counter-offensive, pushing northward to link up with a relieving force fighting its way southward from Kohima. Although the Allied progress was slow, the Japanese 15th Division was forced to withdraw through lack of supply, and the Allies reopened the | During April, the Japanese attacks against the defences at the edge of the Imphal plain were all held. In May, IV Corps began a counter-offensive, pushing northward to link up with a relieving force fighting its way southward from Kohima. Although the Allied progress was slow, the Japanese 15th Division was forced to withdraw through lack of supply, and the Allies reopened the Kohima–Imphal road on 22 June, ending the siege (although the Japanese continued to mount attacks from the south and east of Imphal). | ||
===Kohima=== | ===Kohima=== | ||