Battle of Imphal

A 1944 battle in northeastern India in which Allied forces repelled a Japanese offensive during the Burma campaign of World War II.

Siege of Imphal: The Japanese encirclement of Imphal from March to July 1944 during Operation U-Go. The garrison depended on air supply while Japanese forces tried to cut its roads.
Imperial Japanese Army: The land forces of the Empire of Japan from 1871 to 1945. Its Fifteenth Army planned and carried out the assault on Imphal.
Battle of Imphal and Kohima: The linked 1944 battles that stopped Japan's invasion of northeastern India. Together, Imphal and Kohima mark the defeat of Operation U-Go.
British Indian Army: The army of British India, which fought alongside Allied forces in World War II. Its troops defended Imphal against the Japanese-led invasion.
Air supply: The delivery of personnel and cargo by aircraft to forces beyond reliable ground routes. Aircraft sustained Imphal's defenders when Japanese forces blocked land approaches.
Indian National Army: An armed force formed to end British rule in India, allied with Japan during World War II. Its troops joined the Japanese offensive in hopes of advancing Indian independence.
Operation Dracula: The 1945 Allied amphibious operation that recaptured Rangoon from Japanese forces. The 1944 reversal at Imphal helped enable the later Allied return to Burma.
Indian independence movement: The political struggle to end British rule in India. The battle exposed the tension between anti-colonial aims and alliance with Japan.
Burma campaign: The Allied and Japanese struggle for Burma during World War II. Imphal was a pivotal battle within this wider campaign.
Subhas Chandra Bose: An Indian nationalist leader who headed the Indian National Army during World War II. He accompanied the Japanese campaign with plans to mobilize support for independence.

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