Sangshak: The First Battle for Kohima - KET webinar
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Webinar: The Kohima Educational Trust is delighted to present this webinar and to welcome back author and historian Harry Fecitt MBE, TD who, in conversation with Dr Robert Lyman, talks to us about Sanghshak - The First Battle for Kohima.
North east of Imphal, east of the road leading into the hills towards Kohima, lies a tangled mass of jungle covered hills in which one of the crucial battles for India was fought in the early days of the Japanese offensive in 1944. It centred around the Naga village of Sangshak.
We hear about the key figures in this critical engagement, the vital decisions they took and the extreme bravery shown, against all the odds.
By holding up the advance on Kohima, the gallant defenders of Sangshak caused irreplaceable Japanese casualties and added several days to the advance on Kohima.
Those lost days were to prove a significant factor in the eventual Japanese defeat. Sangshak was the first battle for Kohima which is, of course, another story.
Appreciate the first person recollections here. I am from the state of Assam which included Nagaland and Manipur at the time. As a WW2 military buff especially interested in the involvement of our state and its peoples, I really appreciate such accounts. The battles of Imphal and Kohima were largely fought by Indian troops including the Assam Rifles.
My grandfather was a signalman at Sangshak. He was mentioned in dispatches for his involvement. He would never talk about it, and suffered with nerves all his life. Thanks for this.
My Late Uncle was in the 153"rd Ghurka his name was John Henry Hodgson. ( Known as Jack)
He mentions being home from India end of April 1944 joined 8th Batt for Normandy drop.
Then goes onto mention out of France on 15th June on leave for 5 days, back to Karachi and into 153 rd Ghurka for Elephant Point. Was awarded couple of medals here.
Got some great photos and his Medals very proud of his and brothers service.
Very informative video of a forgotten, but important battle during WW2... thank you.
REspect my dad fought at Kohima and operated a Vickers Machine Gun
Excellent presentation. Thank you.
NHK TV Japan have produced an excellent 2part Documentary (2017) including interviews with participants entitled "The Battle of Imphal and History Hit has a Documentary "The Battle that Saved India" with James Holland from 2021 filmed on the Actual Battlesites both are available on YT.
Do you have links?
@@bensainsbury4095 Sorry Ben,The two programmes were recommended by my cousin who lives in Japan and i searched YT on both sites and they came up immediatly well worth researching incidentally his wifes G/Father a Colonel in the IJ Army and his son an officer in JNSDF agrees that losing WW2 was ultimately the best thing to happen to the country.