India unveils memorial to those killed in brutal World War II battle

KOHIMA, India/BANGKOK – Eighty years ago, the Imperial Japanese Army fought in northeast India in what is widely considered one of the most ruthless campaigns of World War II. This week, officials gathered for a ceremony to mark the completion of a memorial to those who died in the offensive’s bloody Battle of Kohima.

The Kohima Peace Memorial was unveiled on Wednesday in Kohima, the capital of Nagaland state and the site of some of the conflict’s worst fighting. Participants included the state’s Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Japan’s Ambassador to India Hiroshi Suzuki.