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78: The Kohima Epitaph: Remembering Britain's Forgotten Battle That Changed WW2
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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…
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