Operation U-Go

U Go offensive
Part of the Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II

The summit of Nippon Hill, east of Imphal, which was hotly contested during Operation U-Go
DateMarch 1944 – June 1944
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents

 British Empire

 Empire of Japan

Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom William Slim
United Kingdom Montagu Stopford
United Kingdom Geoffry Scoones
Empire of Japan Renya Mutaguchi
Empire of Japan Masakazu Kawabe
India Subhas C. Bose
Strength
7 infantry divisions
1 tank brigade
2 infantry brigades
5 infantry divisions
1 tank regiment
84,280 men (excluding INA)
Casualties and losses
16,987–21,500[1][2] 15th, 31st and 33rd Divisions:
12,443 killed
1,652 missing in action
8,407 dead from disease
Misc. Army Troops:
8,000 dead from all causes
Total:
30,502 dead,
23,003 hospitalized[3]

The U Go offensive, or Operation C (Japanese: ウ号作戦, U Gō sakusen), was the Japanese offensive launched in March 1944 against forces of the British Empire in the northeast Indian regions of Manipur and the Naga Hills (then administered as part of Assam). Aimed at the Brahmaputra Valley, through the towns of Imphal and Kohima, the offensive along with the overlapping Ha Go offensive was one of the last Japanese offensives during the Second World War. The offensive culminated in the Battles of Imphal and Kohima, where the Japanese and their allies were first held and then pushed back.

  1. ^ Allen (1984), p. 643
  2. ^ Allen (1984), p. 638
  3. ^ JM-134 pp. 164 Retrieved 5/19/16