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OPERATIONS FOR CAPTURE OF MANDALAY - TANKS AND TROOPS... (1945)

British tanks and troops move forward to capture a Japanese position just north of Mandalay, Burma.

19th Indian Division ...

 

PARACHUTE TRAINING FOR INDIAN AND GURKHA TROOPS - Part... (1945)

 

PATRICIA BURKE PERFORMS FOR BRITISH TROOPS AT AKYAB... (1945)

Stage and film star Patricia Burke gives an impromptu show to British troops while she is the guest ...

 

POLITICAL POSTERS AND SLOGANS IN BATAVIA (21/10/1945) (1945)

Film showing a number of slogans, posters and graffiti during rising political unrest in Batavia, Dutch East Indies ...

 

POLITICAL UNREST IN BANDOENG (27/10/1945) (1945)

Footage depicting the unsettled political climate in Bandoeng (Bandung) in central Java, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia).

Slow pan left-to-right ...

 

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 ...

 

RAF 27 SQUADRON BRISTOL BEAUFIGHTER OPERATIONS AT CHIRINGA... (1945)

Scenes of Bristol Beaufighter Mk X's of RAF 27 Squadron operating from Chiringa airfield, India.

View of runway with ...

 

RAF POLLING DAY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND (7/1945) (1945)

Ballot papers are delivered by air to Calcutta, India, for distribution to RAF bases before the 1945 General ...

 

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 ...

 

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 ...

 

RECREATION BEFORE REPATRIATION AT BOMBAY (19/10/1945) (1945)

Airmen enjoy some time on leave in Bombay (Mumbai), India, while awaiting embarkation for return to the United ...

 

REOCCUPATION OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS (7/10/1945) (1945) enhanced entry

Shot on 7 October 1945: footage from a landing craft approaching the shore showing two Landing Craft Assaults (LCAs) and ...

 

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 ...

 

REPRISALS FOR THE DAKOTA ATROCITY AT BEKASSI, DUTCH... (1945)

After the murder of five RAF aircrew and twenty Indian soldiers by Indonesian extremists, the village of Bekassi ...

 

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, ...

 

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 ...

 

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE LIFE IN INDIA (1945) (1945)

Reel 1: Men playing cricket; they are all wearing cricket whites. An Indian marching band performing. Various close-ups on different ...

 

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 FROM THE REOCCUPATION OF SINGAPORE (6/9/1945) (1945)

Part 1, shot by Sergeant Abbott: Pan around Kranji POW camp showing huts amongst trees, men walking about and others ...

 

SEA REPATRIATION FROM BOMBAY TO SOUTHAMPTON ABOARD... (1945)

Reel 1: Men laden with kit board the Otranto at Bombay harbour. Female personnel of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force ...

 

SERVICEMEN GO RIDING IN DARJEELING (1/10/1945) (1945)

British servicemen go riding in Darjeeling, Bengal Province, India.

A mountain range shrouded with cloud. Five British servicemen ride ...

 

SIR OLIVER LEESE VISITS RANGOON (17/6/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits a variety of locations in ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA (7/1/1945) (1945)

Reel 1: Panning shot over rooftops of Worli Transit Camp, Bombay, (Mumbai) India. Local women carrying 'charpoys'; bedsteads or cots ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA - ADDITIONAL FOOTAGE (12/1/1945) (1945)

Additional footage for ABY 73 'So This Is India'.

Medium-distant shot of men loading a Bedford lorry. The lorry ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA - AIRCRAFTMAN FLOWER ARRIVES AT RAF... (1945)

A further instalment for 'So This Is India' sees Aircraftman Flower arrive at RAF Redhills Lake, Madras (Chennai) ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA - AIRCRAFTMAN MURRAY GOES FORWARD... (1945)

A further instalment of 'So This Is India' in which Aircraftman 'Paddy' Murray goes by air to a ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA - AIRMEN ON LEAVE IN DARJEELING (5/1945) (1945)

Reel 1: Airmen Paddy and Jock sitting in a train compartment. They lean out of a window. Paddy leans from ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA - AN RAF THUNDERBOLT SQUADRON MOVES... (1945)

Further scenes for 'So This Is India' showing the move of RAF 30 Squadron and their Republic Thunderbolt ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA - TRAIN SEQUENCE (1945) (1945)

Short section of footage of a railway locomotive for 'So This Is India'.

A train steams towards camera and ...

 

STREET SCENES IN SAIGON (14/9/1945) (1945)

Scenes from Saigon, capital of French Indo-China (Vietnam), now occupied by 20th Indian Division.

Two British officers are saluted ...

 

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EN ROUTE TO SINGAPORE (10/9/1945) (1945)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, is seen en route to Singapore with General ...

 

TANK AND INFANTRY ATTACK ON YEWE (5/4/1945) (1945)

Supported by tanks, Gurkha infantry of 48th Brigade, 17th Indian Division, IV Corps, seen mopping up pockets of ...

 

TANK, AIR AND INFANTRY ATTACK ON PYINBONGYI AT 68 MILESTONE... (1945)

Tanks and infantry of 63rd Brigade, 17th Indian Division, supported by aircraft, overcome unexpected Japanese resistance at the ...

 

THE ADVANCE TO MEIKTILA (27/2/1945) (1945)

Tanks and men from 255th Armoured Brigade and 17th Indian Division spearhead the advance across the Irrawaddy River ...

 

THE APPROACH TO MEIKTILA (1/3/1945) (1945)

As 17th Indian Division (IV Corps) approach Meiktila, Burma, they encounter more evidence of Japanese sabotage to halt ...

 

the GEN NO 12 (1945) enhanced entry

I. "S.E.A.C." a. WAAFs arrive (by ship) in India and, as well as starting new duties, do some sightseeing. b. ...

 

THE MOUNTBATTENS VISIT SINGAPORE PRISONERS OF WAR (13/9/1945) (1945)

At MacArthur Camp Lord and Lady Mountbatten talk with officers. Mountbatten inspects a guard of honour. He speaks with an ...

 

TRAINING THE LOCAL POLICE IN KUANTAN, MALAYA (12/10/1945) (1945)

Film documenting the training of the Kuantan Police force, 'after three and a half years of enforced idleness ...

 

TRANSPORTING MEN AND SUPPLIES ACROSS IRRAWADDY FOR... (1945)

After crossing the Irrawaddy River, Burma, troops of the 33rd Indian Brigade, 7th Indian Division consolidate the bridgehead ...

 

TROOPS DISEMBARK FROM HMS ROEBUCK TO LCI (13/3/1945) (1945)

HMS Roebuck anchors on the Thanzit River (Burma) to disembark troops of 4th Indian Infantry Brigade into LCIs ...

 

TROOPS OFF DUTY IN SURABAYA AND A VISIT BY GENERAL... (1945)

Film showing troops of 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment off duty in Surabaya (Sourabaya/Soerabaja) and a visit by General ...

 

VICTORY RACE MEETING IN RANGOON (14/5/1945) (1945)

Not long after the liberation of Rangoon, capital of Burma, and the end of the war in Europe, ...

 

VISCOUNT WAVELL, VICEROY OF INDIA, VISITS AN RAF AIRFIELD... (1945)

Viscount Wavell and Lady Wavell visit an RAF airfield.

RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft with Union flag flying from the ...

 

VISIT OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BROWNING TO TAMANDU AND... (1945)

Lieutenant-General F A M Browning, Chief of Staff of South East Asia Command, visits positions held by the ...

 

VISIT OF LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN TO MANDALAY (22/3/1945) (1945)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, visits the officers and men who helped ...

 

VISIT OF SIR OLIVER LEESE TO OFFICERS AND MEN OF IV... (1945)

Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits IV Indian Corps in Burma.

An ...