The Kohima Epitaph: Britain’s Forgotten Battle That Changed WW2

General Bill Slim and Britain’s Forgotten WW2 Battle Support Me and Get Exclusive Member-Only Videos: Get My FREE Weekly Newsletter What is the Kohima Epitaph and what has it got to do with Britain’s forgotten battle that changed the Second World War? Well, those of you living in the UK and who attend Remembrance Sunday services will probably know the words even if you don’t know the story behind them: “When you go home, tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow, We gave our today.” The memorial which bears those powerful words, stands in a cemetery containing the graves over over 1,400 British servicemen and memorials to over 900 Indian troops who died alongside them. They died in one of the bloodiest, toughest, grimmest battles of the Second World War. A battle sometimes called the “Stalingrad of the East.” Outnumbered 6:1 and half of whom were
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