Kohima War memorial

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"When you go home, tell them of us and say for your tomorrow, we gave our today"




The area of Kohima and Imphal has witnessed some of the fiercest battles of World War II. Historians claim that about 4000 soldiers from the Indian troops and about 53,000 from the Japanese troops have laid down their lives in this small part of the world.

The Kohima war memorial, which is situated at the heart of Kohima, on the Garrison hill, stands as a commemoration to these fallen brave hearts.

The place was once the bungalow of a Deputy commissioner and is the exact spot where the battle was fought. The bungalow, it seems, did not survive the war. The tennis court on the grounds, where some of the hand to hand combats took place has been carefully preserved.

The preserved tennis court ground


Designed as a series of terraces, in the lower steps lie the graves of soldiers those have been buried. The name of each soldier has been respectfully engraved in bronze plates over their grave.




 
When the name is unknown


 


At the top of the hill lies a memorial for 917 soldiers who had been cremated, according to their cultural ethos.




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Entry fees: Nil
Open timings: 0900hrs to 1600hrs
Time to spend: about 40 mins
Things to remember: Plastic free zone

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