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What happened to Major General John Grover at Kohima?

What happened to Major General John Grover at Kohima? 

by Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Graham MC and Bar

 

KET Trustee Dr Robert Lyman's blog "The War Room" includes this piece written by KET founder Gordon Graham:

"The story of Major General John Grover’s sacking just as his division was on the cusp of victory at Kohima is a subject which has intrigued historians for years. My friend Gordon Graham wrote this fascinating piece in 2011 or 2012 to try to get to the bottom of the story. I found it in a pile of my notes and thought readers would like to hear what he had discovered."

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