<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwedzi wakatevera, mauto eBritain akatanga kugadzirira kurwisa kweJapan kwaitarisirwa. Muna March, Japan yakapinda muIndia, uye ipapo yakakomberedza Imphal neKohima. Mukupindura, 2nd Division yakapiwa kuBritish Fourteenth Army ndokurairwa kuenda kuChittagong. Somuuyo wokurwa paKohima, boka racho rakatamisirwa kudunhu reAssam. Mushure mokutamira kwe, divi rakatanga kurwisa musi wa 12 Kubvumbi. Mukubatana ne7th Indian Infantry Division, boka racho  <response>: akatyora kukombwa kweKohima navaJapan ndokuvamanikidza kudzokera shure. Vachifambira mberi vakananga kuImphal, boka racho rakarwa hondo dzinoverengeka nemauto eJapan. Musi wa 20 Chikumi, divi racho rakabatana nemauto eBritish Indian akanga afambira mberi kubva kuImphal, izvo zvakagumisa kukombwa ikoko. Mukati mekurwa uku, chikamu chakabatsira mukuparadzwa kweJapan 31st Division, uye vakatambura 2,125 vakakuvara. 