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The '''Assam Regiment ''' was raised on 15 June 1941 in Shillong by Lt Col Ross Howman to meet the claim of the then undivided State of Assam for its own fighting unit and to counter the threat of the Japanese invasion of India. 1st Assam Regiment was awarded the Battle Honour of Kohima for its role in that [[Second World War]] battle.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060102220228/http://www.mod.uk/aboutus/history/kohima60/kohima5.htm British and Indian Army Units awarded the Battle Honour of Kohima] mod.uk, now an archived webpage.</ref>