Imphal

...An attack on the northeastern Indian city of Imphal by the Japanese army during World War II. In 1942, the Japanese army, which had swept through Burma (now Myanmar), planned this operation, but many people were skeptical of its success and it was cancelled.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Imphal" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…第2次大戦中の日本軍によるインド北東部の都市インパールImphalへの進攻作戦。1942年ビルマ(現ミャンマー)を席巻した日本軍はこの作戦を計画したが，成功を危ぶむ者も多く中止。…

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