battle, major, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Imphal
Battle of Imphal was a battle fought on 8 March 1944 at Imphal, in what is now India. It was part of Operation U-Go. The recorded result: British victory.
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Record
| Date | 8 March 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Imphal, India 24.817N, 93.950E | |
| Part of | Operation U-Go (1944) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | British victory | |
| Belligerents | United Kingdom; British Raj | Japan; Azad Hind |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Shangshak 1944, 1.3 km
- Battle of the Tennis Court 1944, 96 km
- Battle of Kohima 1944, 96 km
- Battle of Dhalai 1971, 225 km
- Battle of Mogaung 1944, 305 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Kohima 1944
- After: Battle of Shangshak 26 March 1944
- All 4 engagements of Operation U-Go
Elsewhere in 1944
- Normandy landings France
- Battle of Monte Cassino Italy
- Liberation of Paris France
- Battle of Leyte Gulf Philippines
- Battle of Aachen Germany
Battle of Imphal is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 205 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q707238, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Imphal, revision 1373802753, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.