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Japan's Largest Defeat in World War 2
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The Japanese invasion of India was intended to end British rule in India but instead led to the defeat and destruction of the Japanese 15th Army in 1944. From the Battles of Imphal and Kohima, Japanese losses totaled 54,879 men killed, wounded, or captured. This loss was Japan's largest defeat in World War 2. Listen to The Battles of Imphal & Kohima - Part 3 on The War Office Podcast channel now. Follow The War Office Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or The War Office Podcast YouTube Channel.
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The Japanese 15th Army has been
destroyed in the fighting with 54,879
men killed, wounded, or captured.
In terms of pure casualty count, the
failed invasion of India is the worst
defeat suffered by the Japanese armed
forces during the Second World War.
By the end of the war, only 12,000 of
the original 85,000 men of the Japanese
15th Army have survived to return to
Japan.