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On Sun. 09 Apr 1944 Japanese troops captured Kanglatongbi and began to.....

1944-04-09

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Japanese troops captured Kanglatongbi and began to surround the Anglo-Indian troops at Imphal, India. To the north at Kohima, India, Japanese troops captured GPT ridge, forcing the British troops to fall back to Garrison Hill.

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