... created mausoleum (Oung, 1996, 47).

The footage seen in Mandalay-Rangoon was shot by Lieutenant Colonel Frank Outram ... ‘Absolutely smashing film in colour’. In Mandalay-Rangoon this description is applicable even to ...

... attack on Mandalay Hill.

Buddhist pagodas in the distance on Mandalay Hill. Soldiers of 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment ... Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... along a road. View of the distant Mandalay Hill with bare trees in the ... Division close in on Burma's second city of Mandalay and fierce fighting erupts as troops ... on the number cameramen covering operations at Mandalay. These included British, Indian and ...

... as Stiletto Force of 19th Indian Division advances towards Mandalay, Burma's second city.

A queue of motor vehicles, mostly ... and Punjabi troops which was tasked with driving to Mandalay. This is probably referring to 'Stiletto Force' which comprised ...

... -held Fort Dufferin.

View from Mandalay Hill; a Republic Thunderbolt fighter aircraft ... a number of service and commercial cameraman, to Mandalay Hill. For other coverage of this visit, see related items.

Mandalay fell a few days after this film ...

... Gardiner Casey and Lieutenant-General W J ("Bill") Slim visit Mandalay, Burma, to observe progress in the battle to capture Fort ... Sharp's recordings, including General Slim's broadcast from Mandalay. See related items.

Operations for the capture of ...

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In Mandalay, Burma's second city, the stronghold ... on the wall of the fort with Mandalay Hill rising in the background. Smouldering ... them. Troops passing jeeps. From Mandalay Hill; aircraft attacking the walls ...

... ='iwm_synopsis header'>Scenes of the devastation in Mandalay, Burma, are revealed as the Supreme ... from the Japanese.

The ruins of Mandalay show the damage done by British ... across the tracks. A sign reads "Mandalay Junction". Lord Mountbatten gets out ...

... Corps, visit Pagoda Hill, overlooking Mandalay, Burma.

Rees and Stopford on the ... a pall of smoke. Panning shot across Mandalay. Pagodas in the city. A view of the ... related operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by British Army ...

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Aerial footage shows Mandalay (Burma) and outlying villages during the assault by ... and artillery damage. Another outlying village burns.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great ...

... Douglas Dakotas and a Royal Artillery Observation Post is set up on Mandalay Hill.

A Douglas Dakota flies low over Mandalay and ... a range finder to assist the artillery crews.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great ...

... Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment move through ruined streets in Mandalay, Burma, whilst mortar batteries concentrate fire on ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen ...

... of 19th Indian Division, but this is not certain.

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... fort and troops watch the fort wall.

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Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... of a hole. British troops load tank ammunition.

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Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great ... a large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... header'>Scenes of operations from forward airstrips near Mandalay, Burma, and scenes of bomb damage to buildings and ... . A crossroad with buildings. A signpost shows the way to 'Mandalay Rd', 'Kin-U', 'Sadaung', '22 FAMO' [22 Forward Airfield Maintenance ...

... in this film are of 98th Indian Infantry Brigade.

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... Dufferin and troops of 6th Gurkha Rifles marching towards Mandalay, Burma.

A Hurribomber dives and releases two bombs and ... dusty road. They pass a sign directing them towards Mandalay.

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As 19th Indian Division included two battalions ...

... , as this was 19th Indian Division's mortar unit.

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

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Views from Mandalay Hill, Burma, of Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns and BL ... 47mm Anti-Tank Gun is inspected and loaded.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance ...

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Mandalay, Burma's second city, has been ... sidings forwards. British troops visit a stall in Mandalay and barter with the local ... showing the Civil Affairs Service (Burma) at work in Mandalay, see related items. ...

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

19th Indian Division take a Japanese ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

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Mandalay, Burma, has been left devastated by the bombing and ... of the British forces attacking the Japanese.

General views of Mandalay taken from the roof of Mealem School. Most of ...

... the opposite direction. A lorry and trailer pass.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... Division) stand and chat after the ceremony.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great ... a large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... howitzer to blast holes in the walls of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, at point blank range.

An explosion sends up a ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... seen is probably 134th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great ... a large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... ammunition.

Notes

Despite the dopesheet referring to an impending attack on Mandalay, at the time this film was shot 2nd ... of Central Burma, such as the capture of Meiktila and Mandalay. In particular a deception scheme known as 'Cloak' was ...

... mythical lion-like guardian. Walking up the covered southern steps of Mandalay Hill (AKA Pagoda Hill or Monastery Hill). Mountbatten ... of the fort and city.

Notes

Mountbatten's visits to Mandalay were also covered by British Army cameramen. See ...

... , troops of the 6th Rajputana Rifles advance south towards Mandalay, Burmas second city.

.Indian troops, including a number of ... point had crossed the Irrawaddy and received orders to advance south on Mandalay. 62nd Brigade had its flank on the river, ...

... the final bombing runs on the north wall of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma and enter the fort after the Japanese have left.

Officers and men gather on a covered stairway on Mandalay Hill. Two groups of three planes appear as tiny dots ...

... look out over the wall and moat of the fort.

Mandalay railway station is badly damaged and the tracks have been ... Louis Mountbatten visits Fort Dufferin and King Thibaw's Palace, Mandalay, Burma, after British soldiers captured them from the Japanese ...

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The final assault on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, from the air takes place and British troops of ... bombing run. Two planes swoop past the camera position on Mandalay Hill on a bombing run and more smoke rises from the ...

... in this film are of 98th Indian Infantry Brigade.

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance ... large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... smoke is seen rising from the area.

Notes

Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance ... a large Japanese supply dump.

Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. ...

... visits the officers and men who helped capture Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, from the Japanese and speaks to various units of ... . After addressing a group of men he climbs the covered steps on Mandalay Hill and is briefed on the battle as it progressed by ...

... of Perthville, Bathurst, New South Wales.

Dopesheet attributes this footage to raids on railway yards at Pyinmana (on the Rangoon-Mandalay line) and a supply base at Taungup.

For other footage of Liberator operations in this theatre, see ABY 29 ...

... back of a jeep while Slim walks round to the passenger's side; Rees and Vincent follow.

After the fall of Mandalay, Burma's second city, Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim (commander 14th Army) leads a ceremonial flagraising in Fort Dufferin.

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Some of the civilian population of Mandalay, Burma, are treated for malnutrition, disease and shrapnel and bullet wounds in a temporary hospital.

The hospital ...

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Film showing various activities of the Civil Affairs Service (Burma) in Mandalay, including collecting weapons, issuing rations and pensions, distributing captured Japanese supplies and declaring price ...

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Lord Mountbatten visits a forward airstrip near Mandalay, with scenes of Hawker Hurricane operations and the RAF Regiment.

Hawker Hurricane AW:Z of RAF 42 Squadron lands ...

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The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits Burma's second city, Mandalay, and meets Lieutenant-General Stopford, whose troops captured the city.

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A record of an expedition from Burma to China. The film includes landscape shots, scenes of agriculture, market and street scenes in Teng Yuch, Chung King, Yenan, and the Kumbun lamasery.

Rl. 1. Animated map of journey. Village life in Burma. ...

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Horses are led passed crowd at racecourse. Lord and Lady Dorman-Smith present silver bowl to Indian racehorse owner ? and British officer. Brief shot of the Dorman-Smiths taking their seats, along with several British ...

ROYAL AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB

Air Marshal Coryton, Air Officer Commanding RAF Third Tactical Air Force and US General Stratemeyer, head of Eastern Air Command, visit British and ...

... . The West Africans have thus helped the British drive on Mandalay by containing Japanese forces in Arakan. The 82nd pursues the enemy ... and arduous campaign’ – and notes that when Mandalay fell to ‘British and Indian forces, West Africans ...

... front’, but no fighting is shown. The film concludes by stating that ‘the battles which ended at Rangoon and Mandalay were beginning’, yet ultimately the representation of war, both for the Africans who had fought and for those watching ...