... ground crew from a nearby forward airstrip spend a few hours visiting the ancient Burmese capital of Shwebo, in Sagaing, north-west of Mandalay, Burma.

Airmen armed with Sten submachine guns walk along a dusty road with bullock carts passing in the ...

... , 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, ...

... 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 ...

... the Japanese strong points.

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These events form part of XXXIII Corps' crossing of the Irrawaddy before the advance on Mandalay. 19th Indian Division and 20th Indian Division were to cross first, with 2nd British Division crossing after and ...

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... with outboard motors churning the water. Putting a 3.7-inch gun onto the raft.

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Tigyaing is almost due north of Mandalay and about 30 miles south of Katha. 36th Division was part of the multinational Northern Combat Area Command, and at ...

... the Irrawaddy as a preliminary to and advance on Meiktila. At the same time, XXXIII Corps were crossing the Irrawaddy to advance on Mandalay.

The Burma Regiment had its origins in the Burma Frontier Force. The BFF was raised from units of the Burma ...

... Indian Division of IV Corps prepare to set up a beachhead across the Irrawaddy River, to coincide with XXXIII Corps advance on Mandalay, Burma, and bring heavy machinery and armour across the river.

Troops of 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade, 7th Indian ...

... who wave Japanese flags.

III. "Attack and capture of Mandalay." Map of Burma. Japanese soldiers, who since March have ... of Gustav Holst's Planets on the track. Signpost to Mandalay indicates distance of 82 miles. Demolition of bridge by retreating ...

... 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 ...

... . Some buildings are roofless, others totally destroyed. Bomb damage to nearby railway tracks (probably the Lashio-Mandalay line).

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No slates, date on dopesheet noted as approximate.

Dopesheet adds: 'These shots taken shortly after ...

... -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 ...

... 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 ...

... dropping from the aircraft with explosions. Panning shot of Mandalay hill.

Notes

Date from dopesheet. Likely that ... date of shooting is up to two weeks earlier, as by 21 March 1945 Mandalay was considered sufficiently secure for Lieutenant-General ...

... Sergeant Govan's lens hood. Pagoda spire. Signpost with directions to Mandalay, Shwebo and Pyun-U. Another sign gives direction to Mandalay, Shwebo, Wetlet and Shwebangon. A tank transporter passes carrying a Lee medium tank. The ...

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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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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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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 ...

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Footage of the bombardment of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, Burma, as seen from Mandalay Hil.

... . Thunderbolt attacking with time-delay bombs. An aircraft passes Mandalay Hill at approximately the same level as the ...

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I. "The road to Mandalay." Report that the Fourteenth Army is beating back the Japanese is accompanied by film illustrating the difficult conditions under which this campaign is being fought: soldiers ford a shallow stream and continue on through a ...

... Commentary states that bridgehead on the far side of the Rhine is secure.

II. "Fourteenth Army's triumph." Sherman tanks enter Mandalay, as Burmese peasants move along the road on bullock-drawn carts. Three Burmese men show the traces of the torture ...

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I. "Mandalay Falls." No actual film of the entry of troops into Mandalay, but coverage of a village on the outskirts being pounded by artillery, view of General Rees at a forward position and film of Indian and British troops moving forward along a ...

... ", and gives a comparatively detailed account of subsequent military events, including the Battle of Imphal-Kohima and Slim's drive on Mandalay, Arakan landings, the northern offensive of the Americans and Chinese under Stilwell, and the roles played by ...

... bullock cart by the roadside. Local civilians filling sacks and baskets with rice. Wide shot; by a railway line (presumably the Rangoon-Mandalay line) a number of buildings have been reduced to shells. A local man filling a sack. Baskets of food are loaded ...

... cattle pull goods unloaded from a boat. Children washing clothes in the river. Pagan. The Gawdawpalin Temple and various pagodas. Mandalay. The Royal Palace. Amarapura. Cattle pull carts laden with hay. People spin and weave silk. Teak trunks are made into ...

... -General Sir William Slim, commander of 14th Army, is honoured with performances of traditional Burmese entertainments at Monywa, northwest of Mandalay, Burma.

A car arrives. Lieutenant-General Slim gets out and is saluted. A second car pulls up and ...

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Messages home from British Army personnel in Mandalay, Burma to their loved ones in the Worcester area. External scenes (evidence of the aftermath of the fighting in Mandalay in background).

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See 'Keep smiling, keep those chins ...

... of 14th Army's crossing of the Irrawadddy and the capture of Mandalay. At Sagaing the Irrawaddy bends 90-degrees to the west after running due south as far as Mandalay. 19th Division crossed up stream at Kyaukmyaung and Thabeikkyin, while ...

... 'March on Delhi' offensive of 1944 to the Allies' recapture of Mandalay and Rangoon in May 1945.

The visual material is ... troops; the advance South over the Chindwin and Irrawaddy to Mandalay and Rangoon. "3 Japanese armies, the largest Japanese land ...

... 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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After victory over the Japanese in the battle for Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma Lieutenant-General W J Slim takes part in a flag raising ceremony in the fort.

British troops march into ...

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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 ...

... surprise the Japanese by 2nd Division at Ondaw, south-west of Mandalay. A Divisional Liaison Officer, Captain Booth, Reconnaissance Corps ... of Central Burma, such as the capture of Meiktila and Mandalay. In particular a deception scheme known as 'Cloak' was ...

... 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 ...

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At Kyaukse, south of Mandalay on the road to Meiktila, Indian troops of 80th Indian ... . This operation formed part of the link-up between XXXIII Corps around Mandalay, and IV Corps at Meiktila.

... of Myingyan formed part of a series of operations to link up IV Corps, fighting at Meiktila, and XXXIII Corps, fighting at Mandalay. During this action, Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge won the Victoria Cross. According to his citation, he 'dominated the ...

... 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 ...

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. ...

... Rout Turns Into Massacre' and 'British Fight 60 Miles From Mandalay') and the Daily Mail. An editor selects a photo and ... evacuation attempt by German 17th Army. The '60 Miles from Mandalay' headline probably refers to operations on the Shwebo plain, or to ...

... 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 ...

... Road. Elephants piling teak - Rangoon.

Rangoon. Maymyo. Mandalay. February 1928

Ship coming into dock at ... at Rangoon. Burmese ponies. Saddling up. Rangoon - up to hills byroad to Mandalay to Maymyo. Ox cart. Llamas smoking cigars. Children and ...

... attack and supply operations in and around Mandalay, Burma.

Aerial footage; the camera aircraft ... which starts to peel left. View over Mandalay; the camera aircraft rolls left ... and exiting the target area towards Mandalay Hill at tree-top height. View ...

... down and back over target areas. Nose view of cannon attack on motor vehicle. Cannon attack against train on Lashio-Mandalay railway. Internal shot looking down over target. Burning railway wagons clearly visible with dense smoke.

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At Kanbalu, on the railway line to Mandalay, Gurkha troops pass on the march.

Gurkha troops with ... Kanbalu is a town north of Zigon and Shwebo on the Mandalay-Mogaung railway line. These Gurkhas are of 19th ...

... AND FRIENDSHIP". The dedication of a site at the Madras border where a dam will be built. IV. "FOR VALOUR". The Viceroy presents five Victoria Crosses at one parade in Delhi. V. "THE BATTLE FOR MANDALAY". The defeat of the Japanese at Mandalay.

... -in-Chief General Auchinleck hosts his annual garden party. II. "FAUJI SEVARDARNIS' PART IN THE PEOPLES WAR". A conference of Fauji Sevadarnis (women workers) attended by Lady Glancy. III. "MANDALAY". The first pictures of the fall of Mandalay.