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Lushai Brigade

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The Lushai Brigade was an improvised fighting formation of the British Indian Army which was formed during World War II. [1]

25 relations: Battle of Imphal, Bihar Regiment, Bishnupur, Manipur, British Indian Army, Burma Campaign, Chin Hills, Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom), Gangaw, Home Guard (India), Imperial Japanese Army, Imphal, Irrawaddy River, Jon Latimer, Lieutenant general, List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II, Lushai Hills, Manipur River, Monsoon, Tedim, V Force, William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, World War II, 13th Frontier Force Rifles, 14th Punjab Regiment, 9th Jat Regiment.

Battle of Imphal

The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in northeast India from March until July 1944.

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Bihar Regiment

The Bihar Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army.

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Bishnupur, Manipur

Bishnupur is a town in Bishnupur district in the state of Manipur, India.

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British Indian Army

The Indian Army (IA), often known since 1947 (but rarely during its existence) as the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the current Indian Army, was the principal military of the British Indian Empire before its decommissioning in 1947.

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Burma Campaign

The Burma Campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma, South-East Asian theatre of World War II, primarily between the forces of the British Empire and China, with support from the United States, against the invading forces of Imperial Japan, Thailand, and the Indian National Army.

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Chin Hills

The Chin Hills are a range of mountains in Chin State, northwestern Burma (Myanmar), that extends northward into India's Manipur state.

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Fourteenth Army (United Kingdom)

The British Fourteenth Army was a multi-national force comprising units from Commonwealth countries during World War II.

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Gangaw

Gangaw (ဂန့်ဂေါမြို့) is a town of Gangaw Township in Gangaw District in the Magway Division in Myanmar.

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Home Guard (India)

The Indian Home Guard is an Indian paramilitary police force.

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Imperial Japanese Army

The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA; Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun; "Army of the Greater Japanese Empire") was the official ground-based armed force of the Empire of Japan from 1868 to 1945.

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Imphal

Imphal is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur.

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Irrawaddy River

The Irrawaddy River or Ayeyarwady River (also spelt Ayeyarwaddy) is a river that flows from north to south through Myanmar.

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Jon Latimer

Jonathan David Latimer (1964 – 4 January 2009) was an historian and writer based in Wales.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general, lieutenant-general and similar (abbrev Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries.

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List of Indian Army Brigades in World War II

The Indian Army during World War II fought on three continents Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Lushai Hills

The Lushai (Pron: ˌlʊˈʃaɪ) Hills (or Mizo Hills) are a mountain range in Mizoram and Tripura, India.

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Manipur River

Manipur River (မဏိပူရမြစ်) is a river of Myanmar (Burma) and India.

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Monsoon

Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea.

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Tedim

Tedim (တီတိန်မြို့; Official name Tiddim) is a town in and the administrative seat of Tedim Township, Chin State, in the north-western part of Burma.

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V Force

V Force was a reconnaissance, intelligence-gathering and guerrilla organisation established by the British against Japanese forces during the Burma Campaign in World War II.

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William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim

Field Marshal William Joseph Slim, 1st Viscount Slim, (6 August 1891 – 14 December 1970), usually known as Bill Slim, was a British military commander and the 13th Governor-General of Australia.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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13th Frontier Force Rifles

The 13th Frontier Force Rifles was part of the British Indian Army, and after 1947, Pakistan Army.

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14th Punjab Regiment

The 14th Punjab Regiment was a regiment of the British Indian Army from 1922 to 1947.

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9th Jat Regiment

The 9th Jat Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lushai_Brigade

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