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On Wed. 24 may 1944 Japanese troops captured Gibraltar Hill and attack.....

1944-05-24

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Japanese troops captured Gibraltar Hill and attacked Lone Tree Hill near Imphal, India. To the north at Kohima, Indian 7th Division began an offensive against Dyer Hill, Pimple Hill, and Big Tree Hill.

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