British soldiers of 77th Brigade, 3rd Indian Division in bush hats board a raft as others on board wait. Two ...

Scenes of two football matches on the Indo-Burma border, including England versus Scotland and a local RAF team ...

An edited production by the SEAC Film Unit (British) shows how 'SEAC', the newspaper of South East Asia ...

General Sir George Giffard, commander of 11th Army Group, visits 25th Indian Division during a tour of inspection ...

General Sir George Giffard, Commander-in-Chief 11th Army Group, inspects his forward troops near Tamu on the Indian-Burmese border.

General ...

RAF 42 Squadron Hawker Hurricanes are used to attack ground targets, drop parachute supply canisters and distribute leaflets ...

Newsreel items (mute) including production of India rubber, capture of Tiddim (Burma) and South African Navy at sea.

Scenes at an Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' workshop of 123rd Brigade, 5th Indian Division, and views of ...

I. BENGALS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT SITUATION IMPROVED

I. BENGALS SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT SITUATION IMPROVED - Watching army trucks being ...

I. "MR. GANDHI RELEASED" Gandhi is released from the Aga Khan's palace after a year and a half. Initial scenes ...

I. "NATIONAL DEFENCE COUNCIL MEMBERS WITH INDIAN TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST" Touring members of the National Defence Council meet ...

I. "WEST AFRICAN'S ROLE IN INDIA'S DEFENCE" West African troops, "toughened by the toughest climate in the world", arrive in ...

I. "KHALSAS WINS M.U.C. GOLD CUP" The Gold Cup Final (soccer) in Madras is won by Khalsa College. The match ...

I. "THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF PRESENTS NEW COLOURS TO THE FOURTH BOMBAY GRENADIERS" The Commander-in-Chief, General Sir Claude Auchinleck, arrives in Bombay ...

I. "THE EMIR OF KATSINA COMES TO INDIA TO SEE HIS WEST AFRICAN TROOPS" The Muslim Emir of Katsina (on ...

After the abandonment of the Japanese assault on Imphal, British and Indian troops of 5th Indian Division are ...

Reel 1: Hawker Hurricanes airborne and taxiing at beach airstrip 'Hove' on the Arakan coast. Men undressing behind Hurricane (later ...

Consolidated Liberator heavy bombers of RAF 355 Squadron attack Japanese targets near Natkyigon, Burma

Operating from Salbani airfield, in ...

Lieutenant-General Sir Montagu Stopford, commander of XXXIII Corps, is entertained by the people of Tamu, Burma, following their ...

During a lull in fighting in the Maungdaw area of Arakan, Burma, British troops of 25th Indian Division ...

A line of Burmese labourers queue up to receive their payment of money (1 rupee, about 1 shilling sixpence at ...

Indian troops of 2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (123rd Brigade, 5th Indian Division) seen on patrol in the ...

Muddy frontline conditions are emphasised through shots of airmen wading through waterlogged airfield perimeter trenches, and later pushing ...

Brief film showing vehicles of 5th Indian Division struggling in muddy conditions on the Tiddim Road, Burma.

Vehicles negotiating ...

At a Remount Depot and Veterinary Hospital, mules are treated and trained ready for service on the Burma ...

Following the withdrawal of Japanese forces, troops of 29th Brigade (36th Division) occupy the town of Indaw, Burma.

Wrecked ...

Shirtless men queue for their dinner in the open air; their tents can be seen in the background. A mug ...

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

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

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

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

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

Aerial footage of the road in ...

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

A senior British officer of 26th Indian Division meets Burmese civilians.

A group of servicemen, presumably Army officers, seen ...

An intelligence officer briefs pilots of RAF 136 Squadron at Rumkhapalong airfield, whose Supermarine Spitfires kick up clouds ...

The 81st West African Division is in the process of pushing the Japanese from Mowdok, India (Bangladesh) to ...

Film showing the movement of supplies from the port of Chittagong, India (Bangladesh), to Dohazari and onwards by ...

The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits officers and men of 3rd Special ...

On 17 July 1944 the greatest barrage ever laid down on a single target took place when one ...

As the fight begins to take Burma back from the Japanese the Chindits mount long range patrols in ...

A tank track is repaired. A soldier takes a lump hammer to part of the tracks. Damaged bogeys on the ...

After fierce fighting British and Indian soldiers inspect the damage to the town of Tiddim, Burma.

General view of ...

Men seen leaving US transport aircraft in Burma.

A United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Dakota (C-47 Skytrain) transport ...

Brigadier General William Old, head of Troop Carrier Command, decorates five RAF Wing Commanders with the American Distinguished ...

Part 1: Near Milestone 82 on the Manipur Road a signpost gives the distance to Worcester (5,100 miles, 'no way ...

Scenes of mortar training, a crashed Japanese bomber, mountainous scenery, a wounded Japanese prisoner and captured equipment, and ...

An Anti-Tank Regiment enjoy the pleasure of an improvised oven and a well-organised post office at their camp ...

Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia, and American Lieutenant-General Daniel Sultan visit the ...