1944 Battle of Imphal - Mawlaik not just any village on the Chindwin River

In March 1944 the Japanese charged through Mawlaik, Burma to invade Imphal, India. The defeated Japanese retreated through Mawlaik in July 1944, leaving the sick and wounded to commit suicide in the Mawlaik Forestry building (see photo of building at end of link - see 'my link text')

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Published on August 27, 2014 09:09 Tags: burma, chindwin, imphal, india, wwii
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Barbara In March 1944 the Japanese charged through Mawlaik, Burma to invade Imphal, India. The defeated Japanese retreated through Mawlaik in July 1944, leaving the sick and wounded to commit suicide in the Mawlaik Forestry building (at end of link - see 'my link text')


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This blog is intended to show the reader the setting of my book, Behind the Forgotten Front, as it is today, in the 21st century. Much of the culture is the same.
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