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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 ...

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 ...

Gaje Ghale VC

Between the 24th and 27th May 1943, a force of Japanese soldiers attempted an advance into the Chin Hills. After two assaults against the Japanese position had failed, a third was made by troop which ...

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 ...

The Anglo-Nepal Treaty of 1923

Celebrating and reflecting upon one hundred years of an enduring friendship “There shall be perpetual peace and friendship between the Governments of Great Britain and Nepal, and the two ...

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