The Forgotten Battle of Kohima 1944 - Japan’s Stalingrad in the India

The Forgotten Battle of Kohima 1944 - Japan’s Stalingrad in the India..

In April 1944, deep in the jungles of northeast India, one of the most desperate and decisive battles of World War II unfolded — the Battle of Kohima, often called the “Stalingrad of the East.” Japanese forces stormed the ridge at Kohima, determined to break into India, while a small, exhausted British-Indian garrison held out against impossible odds.
This documentary explores the forgotten struggle that became the turning point of the Burma Campaign. Viewers will see how General Mutaguchi Renya’s gamble under Operation U-Go collided with the determination of General William Slim’s Fourteenth Army, and how soldiers from the Royal West Kent Regiment, Indian Army units, Gurkhas, and local Naga villagers fought side by side. The infamous siege at the Deputy Commissioner’s tennis court, where trenches and craters replaced the lines of play, symbolizes the ferocity of the battle.
Often overshadowed by D-Day or Stalingrad, Kohima nonetheless decided the fate of India and crippled Japan’s ambitions in Southeast Asia. Historians estimate that tens of thousands perished in the struggle, but from this sacrifice emerged one of the British Army’s greatest defensive victories of WWII.
If you’re fascinated by WWII history, military strategy, hidden battles, and untold war stories, this film will take you inside a campaign too often overlooked.
👉 Watch now to uncover the forgotten legacy of Kohima — where ordinary soldiers gave their today, for our tomorrow.