Burma

Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar. 

 
 
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PREPARATIONS FOR DRIVE ON MANDALAY (10/2/1945) (1945)

The army use deceptive tactics in order to mislead the Japanese in preparation for the crossing of the ...

 

PREPARING GROUND FOR WHARF AND SUPPLY DUMP ON RAMREE... (1945)

A few miles from Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island, Burma, the men of 123rd Mechanical Equipment Corps and 702nd ...

 

PRISONERS OF WAR AT SAIGON (9/1945) (1945)

Three senior air officers talking in front of a parked North American Harvard aircraft; one is an Air Marshal (possibly ...

 

PRISONERS OF WAR BOARD RMS ORBITA FOR REPATRIATION... (1945)

1,403 freed Allied prisoners of war and civilian internees board the RMS Orbita at Rangoon, Burma, for repatriation, ...

 

PRISONERS OF WAR LIBERATED FROM SIAM EMBARK AT RANGOON... (1945)

Former Allied prisoners of war, released from Japanese captivity in Siam (Thailand), board a landing craft to a ...

 

QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS RESTING AFTER TAMU... (1944)

After the victory at Tamu, Burma, troops of 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders retire to a rest ...

 

RAF AIR RESUPPLY OPERATIONS FROM CHANDINA TO MURDOCH... (1944)

RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft, operating from Chandina, seen resupplying troops with food and ammunition at Murdoch and Taung ...

 

RAF AIR SUPPLY OPERATIONS NEAR RANGOON (7/1945) (1945)

Supplies are packed for parachute drops from RAF transport aircraft, with aerial footage of Rangoon, Burma.

Aerial footage showing ...

 

RAF EVACUATE ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR FROM THAILAND... (1945)

RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft fly liberated Allied prisoners of war (POWs) to Rangoon, Burma, from Don Muang ...

 

RAF GANG SHOW ON AKYAB ISLAND, BURMA (21/1/1945) (1945)

More footage relating to an Gang Show organised by an RAF Welfare Unit on Akyab Island (Sittwe), Burma.

Chevrolet ...

 

RAF GANG SHOW ON AKYAB ISLAND, BURMA (26/1/1945) (1945)

Scenes from an RAF Gang Show performance on Akyab Island (now Sittwe, Burma).

Two Chevrolet 1.5-ton lorries drive past ...

 

RAF MEN LEAVING RANGOON (7/1945) (1945)

RAF personnel leave Rangoon, Burma, by ship for leave, postings, and repatriation.

Rangoon harbour; a temporary bridge leads to ...

 

RAF PLANES DIVE BOMBING MANDALAY (13/3/1945) (1945)

Several British planes carry out dive bombing attacks in the distance and smoke is seen rising from the area.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's ...

 

RAF REGIMENT BUILD-UP (25/8/1945) (1945)

Men of the RAF Regiment man gun positions on troopships in the Rangoon River before sailing for Singapore.

RAF ...

 

RAF REGIMENT LANDS AT RANGOON (5/1945) (1945)

Men of an RAF Regiment Light Anti-Aircraft Squadron make an amphibious landing at Rangoon, Burma.

Group Captain Harold Pleasance, ...

 

RAF REPAIR AND SALVAGE UNIT NEAR SAGAING, BURMA (2/1945) (1945)

An RAF Repair and Salvage Unit recovers a crashed Hawker Hurricane fighter-bomber near Sagaing, Burma.

A jeep and a ...

 

RAF VICKERS WELLINGTON MEDIUM BOMBERS ON THE INDO-BURMA... (1944)

Air Commodore Mellersh RAF, Air Commander Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command and Air Vice Marshal Stevens of ...

 

RAILWAY STOCK RECOVERY NEAR MONYWA (21/3/1945) (1945)

In order to get the railways of Burma in working condition a company of Indian Engineers salvages rolling ...

 

RAISING THE FLAG IN FORT DUFFERIN (21/3/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General W J Slim leads a flag unfurling ceremony at inside Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, after British troops ...

 

RAMP CARGO LIGHTER ON THE RIVER YU (13/11/1945) (1945)

An experimental Type B Ramp Cargo Lighter (RCL) is assembled and launched, with some difficulty, on the River ...

 

RAMREE ISLAND AIRSTRIP (25/1/1945) (1945)

Scenes of airfield preparation, fighter and RAF Regiment operations and airfield life on Ramree Island, Burma.

Panning shots of ...

 

RANGOON, BURMA: SURRENDER OF SWORDS BY GENERAL KIMURA... (1945)

Japanese General Heitaro Kimura and senior staff officers surrender their swords at the headquarters of Twelfth Army at ...

 

RAPID ASSEMBLY OF JEEP BY 60 INDIAN WORKSHOP COMPANY,... (1945)

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, Indian other ranks (IORs) of 60 Indian Workshop Company of the Indian Electrical ...

 

RAPID ASSEMBLY OF JEEP BY 60 INDIAN WORKSHOP COMPANY,... (1945)

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, Indian other ranks (IORs) of 60 Indian Workshop Company of the Indian Electrical ...

 

REBUILDING WHITE CITY AIRSTRIP OF CHINDIT FAME (2/11/1944) (1944)

British engineers and infantry of 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (29th Brigade, 36th Division) seen at work on ...

 

REHABILITATION OF AKYAB (31/1/1945 (ca)) (1945)

Harbour of Akyab Island, Burma, with Merchant Marine ships anchored offshore and the unloading of supplies to landing ...

 

REPAIR OF AVA BRIDGE (23/3/1945) (1945)

A survey of the damage done to the Ava Bridge over the Irrawaddy River, Burma, is carried out ...

 

REPORT FROM BURMA (1945) enhanced entry

An interim report on the progress of the Fourteenth Army offensive in Burma.

Description of the logistic problems of ...

 

REPORT FROM BURMA (1945)

Documentary on the war in Burma.

 

RESULTS OF ATTACK BY JAPANESE FIGHTER-BOMBERS ON THE... (1945)

Scenes of the aftermath of a raid by Japanese aircraft against the motor transport of 123rd Brigade and ...

 

RESULTS OF ATTACK BY ZEROS ON THE ROAD TO YAMETHIN... (1945)

Scenes of the aftermath of a raid by Japanese aircraft against the motor transport of 123rd Brigade and ...

 

RIVER AND RAIN DELAYS IV CORPS' RANGOON DRIVE (24/4/1945) (1945)

After a sharp rain shower washes away a temporary diversion on the Sittang River south of Toungoo, Burma, ...

 

RIVER CHINDWIN BY DUCK (2/1/1945) (1945)

Views of the River Chindwin, Burma, as seen from a DUKW ('duck') amphibious truck.

Landscape view of the River ...

 

ROAD CONDITIONS AROUND YAMBO (8/1/1945 (ca)) (1945)

Men of the 178th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, manhandling Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns over muddy ground in Yambo, Burma.

Notes

Troops ...

 

ROAD CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN BURMA (8/1/1945) (1945)

Bad road conditions caused by monsoon rains around Yambo, Burma.

Muddy conditions for 72nd Brigade 36th Division make driving ...

 

ROAD LINES OF COMMUNICATION FORWARD FROM DIMAPUR INTO... (1945)

Reel 1: A goods train drives towards camera with its drivers or stokers leaning out from the footplate. A sign ...

 

ROAD LINES OF COMMUNICATION FROM DIMAPUR TO KALEWA... (1944)

Scenes on the road lines of communication from Dimapur, India, to Kalewa, Burma.

Aerial footage of the road in ...

 

ROAD SCENES ON THE PUSH TOWARDS RANGOON (27/4/1945) (1945)

Armoured vehicles and motor transport of 63 Brigade, 17th Indian Division, seen on the road to Rangoon, Burma.

A ...

 

ROYAL ENGINEERS IMPROVISE A FERRY ACROSS THE NAN QUIN... (1944)

A jeep carrying four men and towing a trailer full of medical supplies pulls up. Two men examine the trailer ...

 

SADAUNG WELCOMES RAF OFFICERS (20/3/1945) (1945)

Civilians in Sadaung, southeast of Meiktila, Burma, welcome RAF officers who helped reclaim their village from the Japanese.

A ...

 

SALVATION ARMY WORK IN INDIA, BURMA AND CEYLON (1925)

Salvation army workers among the Bhil tribesmen, caring for Burmese and Ceylonese children, and the work of the Catherine Booth ...

 

SAPPERS AND MINERS CLEAR KANDAUNG OF MINES (4/4/1945) (1945)

Indian Engineers of 17th Indian Division clear Japanese mines from the village of Kandaung prior to IV Corps' ...

 

SCENES FOLLOWING LIBERATION OF RANGOON AND VIEWS OF... (1945)

Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a Muslim parade, troops marching, captured Japanese weaponry and views of ...

SCENES IN INDIA AND BURMA

SCENES IN INDIA AND BURMA (1930)has video enhanced entry

Travelogue films showing indigenous life in the interwar period, filmed by the British traveller, linguist, spy and author ...

 

SEABORNE LANDING AT RANGOON BY 36TH INDIAN INFANTRY... (1945)

36th Indian Infantry Brigade land at Rangoon, capital of Burma, to complete the occupation of the city by ...

 

SEAC I (1945)

Footage of SEAC (South East Asia Command) in Burma, taken by US cameraman.

I. A 4.5-inch gun is towed by ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE JACK LAWSON ADDRESSES TROOPS IN... (1945)

Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, addresses an audience of troops ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE JACK LAWSON ARRIVES IN RANGOON (21/9/1945) (1945)

Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, arrives by air at Mingaladon ...