After Victory IV: The Occupation of Japan
Introduction On the morning of 2 September 1945, the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allied powers. At 0900 hrs in the morning, a delegation of Japanese officials had boarded the USS Missouri, an ...
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The Last Frontier Campaign: Waziristan and the Fakir of Ipi with Chris Jupp
21st October 2026
In late 1936, a major uprising broke out in Waziristan, mostly inspired by one Haji Mirza Khan Wazir. What followed would become the final campaign of the old Indian Army on the North West Frontier, ...
Desert Victory: Gurkhas in the Liberation of Tunisia
The Second World War’s Tunisian Campaign began in November 1942, in the wake of the Allied victory at El Alamein. With his forces defeated, German General Erwin Rommel retreated into Tunisia, the ...
Sustain to Victory: Resupplying the 14th Army
24th July 2026
The Burma campaign was fought in the most demanding environment of the Second World War. Daily, the 14th Army’s logisticians resupplied Indian, Gurkha, African and British soldiers along the ...
After Victory I: The Liberation of Changi
Introduction On 15 August 1945, the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Allied powers, ending the Second World War after six years of fighting. The announcement of Japan’s surrender caused mass ...
Celebrating the Gurkhas in 1945
“The Almighty created in the Gurkhas an ideal infantryman, indeed an ideal Rifleman, brave, tough, patient, adaptable, skilled in field-craft, intensely proud of his military record and unswerving ...
Victory in 1945 – The Gurkha Museum Summer Exhibition
01st August 2025
Due to shortage of staff, the last day of the summer exhibition will be on the 29 August. As part of the nation’s VJ80 celebrations, you are invited to come ...
The Path To Victory I: Starting Points
Introduction ‘We have entered another year. A year that I hope will bring freedom and peace to the world.’ On 4 January 1945 Captain G. K. Marshall, from his bunk in Singapore’s Changi ...
Ganju Lama VC
Enlisted into 7th Gurkha Rifles (7GR) during the Second World War, Ganju Lama was posted to join the 1st Battalion (1/7 GR) in northeast India. Their mission was to push back and clear Japanese ...
