Pedzisa mutsara unotevera:
paKohima yakanga yakundikana zvikuru, pakupedzisira ichimanikidzira kudzokera shure kunoparadza. Chikamu chechi33 cheJapan, Chikamu chechi15 cheJapan uye Chikamu chekutanga cheINA chakanga chakatambura mugumo wakafanana paImphal. MaJapan namasimba avo akabatanidzwa akarasikirwa navanhu vanenge zviuru makumi mashanu vakafa. Mumakore akapfuura kwaiwanzovapo kunyarara mukati menguva yemvura asi kwete gore rino (1944<unk>45). Murairo wakasarudza kuti yakanga yava nguva yokurwisa mwoyo weuto reJapan muBurma. Hurongwa hwaGeneral William "Bill" Slim mumwedzi yemvura yakanga yave yekutevera maJapan akakundwa muKohima nemapani eImphal ne5th Indian Infantry Division pasi peTiddim Road uye 11th East African Division pasi peKabaw Valley, kudzamara vaviri ava vabatana paKalemyo. Hurongwa hunotevera hwekurwisa hwaive hwekutora nzvimbo yeCentral Burma, kumaodzanyemba kusvika kuMandalay kuti vapfuurire kumaodzanyemba uye vaparadze mauto eJapan muShewbo Plains, kuchamhembe kweIrrawaddy, uko zvombo zvehondo zvaigona kushandiswa. Mauto eAllied akayambuka Rwizi rweChindwin uye misoro yemapurisa ese ari maviri e14th Army (IV uye XXXIII Corps) vaifamba munzvimbo dzakasarudzwa dzehondo, izvo zvakashamisa maJapan sezvo vasina kutarisira chero mabasa makuru panguva yemvura. Mauto gumi namana eBritain zvino akanga atarisana nechinetso chikuru (Irrawaddy) chakafukidzwa navaJapan vakatsunga. Rwizi Irrawaddy pakati parwo rwakafara uye rwakazara nemapango ejecha akaipa uye anofamba-famba. Kuyambuka kwakananga kwakapesana kungadai kwakava kunodhura zvikuru nepesvedzero yakaderera yokubudirira.