Maibam Lotpa Ching[1] or Red Hills is a historical site of World War II, in Nambol, Bishnupur district of Manipur, India. The site is a small hillock about 17 Kms south of Imphal City on Tiddim Road (NH-150). A fierce battle was fought at the site between the Allied Forces and the Japanese Forces during World War II. Japanese war veterans constructed a monument at the foot of this hill and it is significantly named “India Peace Memorial” . There is a cemetery in the foothills, which houses the tombs of the Japanese soldiers who died in the war.[2][3]

Imphal Peace Museum

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A war museum is also built which houses a collection of rare war items and relics including the weapon materials used by the soldiers during the war.[2]

Commemoration

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Every year, many Japanese and British visit the site to pay homage to their ancestors who lost their lives here in the war for their motherland.[4]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Peace museum now adorns Maibam Lotpa : 23rd jun19 ~ E-Pao! Headlines". e-pao.net. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  2. ^ a b IANS (2017-05-21). "Japan to build war museum in Manipur's Maibam Lokpa Ching". The Statesman. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ^ "Maibam Lokpa Ching , India - Location, Facts, History and all about Maibam Lokpa Ching - ixigo trip planner". Ixigo.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  4. ^ "Maibam Lokpa Ching Imphal, Manipur". Tourmyindia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-13.

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