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with the cross.} Between the two structures, along the sloping ground, a series of terraces of 3–5 metres (9.8–16.4 ft) in height have been created; these contain stone markers embedded with bronze plaques carrying the name of each
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The Kohima War
Cemetery is located in the heart of Kohima, the capital city of the Indian state of Nagaland, at the location where a decisive battle was won by the Allied Forces during the Second World War, forcing the Japanese army to retreat. This location is on the ridge below and above the tennis
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The lower-end memorial is dedicated to the 2nd
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The original tree, from which a branch has been used to create the present tree where the plaque is fixed, had been used for target practice by the
Japanese forces. It was destroyed during the battle. Hence, Kohima Battle is also known as the "Battle Under the Cherry Tree".
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which was then shifted with the help of Naga people to be erected at the 2nd
British Division's war cemetery. While the top part of the memorial is marked with a cross, at the lower part lies a bronze plate that carries an epitaph. The epitaph, titled
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360:For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today
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