Image: Indian and Gurkha soldiers inspect captured Japanese ordnance during the Imphal-Kohima battle, 1944
Description: 'Scraggy' was the British nickname for one of the hills of the 5,000 foot-high Shenam Saddle which was the scene of intense fighting during the Japanese drive along the Patel road towards Imphal in April 1944. The position was a labyrinth of bunkers; trees were reduced to shattered trunks and the hillsides turned into barren wastes by artillery fire. The result was a field of battle reminiscent of the worst fighting on the Somme during World War One.
Title: Indian and Gurkha soldiers inspect captured Japanese ordnance during the Imphal-Kohima battle, 1944
Credit: https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1998-01-154-6
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