Why couldn't the Indian National Army capture Imphal?
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The Battles and Operations involving the Indian National Army during World War II were all fought in the South-East Asian theatre. These range from the earliest deployments of the INA's preceding units in espionage during Malayan Campaign in 1942, through the more substantial commitments during the Japanese Ha Go and U Gooffensives in the Upper Burma and Manipur region, to the defensive battles during the Allied Burma Campaign. The INA's brother unit in Europe, the Indische Legion did not see any substantial deployment although some were engaged in Atlantic wall duties, special operations in Persia and Afghanistan, and later a small deployment in Italy. The INA was not considered a significant military threat. However, it was deemed a significant strategic threat especially to the Indian Army, with Wavell describing it as a target of prime importance
Answer:
The Indian National Army could not capture Imphal because of the military superiority of the Allied forces of Britain and India, also because the INA relied heavily upon the success of their Japanese counterparts which was not very good and this led to the defeat of INA in the battle of Imphal.
Explanation:
The Indian National Army founded by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose with the help of Japanese army. It's main purpose was to attack the British government and to force them out of India. For this purpose, the INA marched to India from the eastern part of the country along with the Japanese in March 1944. There in Imphal, they were against the Allied forces of British and Indian armies, but this time the INA was defeated. They were defeated because they did not have the experience of fighting a battle in a heavily forested area, they depended heavily upon the Japanese troops, once the Japanese started to lose the war they started retreating leaving the members of INA there, many of which died later from starvation and diseases, and hence they could not capture the town of Imphal.