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Kohima, (2nd Battalion, Royal Norfolks) - The 2nd Royal Norfolks flew from Calcutta to Dimapur in Assam, a distance of 600 miles, and on April 10th, 1944 set out for the relief of Kohima.
by Tim Carew
Taken from his book Royal Norfolk Regiment
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Stand at Kohima (Burma Campaign) - Kohima was isolated in the Japanese advance towards India and without an air-strip the small garrison of 3,500 faced 15,000 Japanese. From the heights above the town the enemy was blasting everything but the men at Kohima had a job to do and that is what they did for sixteen days and nights they stopped the Japanese advance.
Taken from Campaign in Burma
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