battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of the Tennis Court
Battle of the Tennis Court was a battle fought on 8 April 1944 at Kohima, in what is now India; it lasted 35 days. It was part of Operation U-Go. The recorded result: Allied victory. Recorded strength: 161st Indian Infantry Brigade; 6th Infantry Brigade against 31st Infantry Division.
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Where it sits in Operation U-Go
Record
| Date | 8 April 1944 to 13 May 1944 | |
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| Place | Kohima, India 25.668N, 94.103E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 161st Indian Infantry Brigade; 6th Infantry Brigade | 31st Infantry Division |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Kohima 1944, same recorded site
- Battle of Imphal 1944, 96 km S
- Battle of Shangshak 1944, 97 km S
- Battle of Dhalai 1971, 280 km SW
- Battle of Se La Pass 1962, 285 km NW
In the same war
- Before: 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 the Tennis Court is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 354 in present-day India.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4873023, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of the Tennis Court, revision 1370602470, 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.