... given a representative building in which to advertise their culture and their wares: for example, the Burmese pavilion was based on a temple in Mandalay; the Ceylonese pavilion was modelled on the Temple of the Tooth in Kandy; and Hong Kong by a street of ...

... 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 ...

... civilian police holdback large crowds of onlookers.

II. 'VICTORY AT MANDALAY.' Indian troops load 75mm pack howitzers into the ... Mk IIC fighter-bombers attack Japanese positions on Mandalay Hill. RAF Republic (P-47) Thunderbolt Mk II fighter aircraft ...

... logs (255). Various views of the Queen's Convent (Nandaw?) in Mandalay including MS carvings in teak (335). In the Great Royal Park ... of pagoda and statues of Buddha in the Royal Park (535). Mandalay market scenes - stalls, porters, ox carts, people (646). ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

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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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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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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 ...

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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).

Notes

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 ...

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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.

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

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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.

... DOWN". The "Stand Down" parade of the Madras Auxiliary Fire Services after four years of service. IV. "SUPREMO IN MANDALAY PRESAGES ANNIHILATION OF ENEMY IN BURMA". Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia arrives in Mandalay ...

... Bren guns, and are also seen repairing a bridge on the Mogaung-Mandalay railway line.

Close-up of the lock of an Enfield No.4 rifle ... to a river. Indian Engineers at work repairing the Mogaung-Mandalay railway line; a sapper uses a torch to cut a rail. ...

... at Lucknow; riverside view of Benares (?). BURMA: Buddhist temple; Mandalay Fort; cannon and cannon balls; interior of temple; Burmese in distinctive longwi dress in courtyard of palace (Mandalay ?); construction of pipeline beside railway line in hills; ...

... A Chevrolet CMP lorry pulls out on to a road and passes a sign reading 'Mandalay'. Close-up of the driver's cab. Close-up of the sign reading 'Mandalay' with two local Burmese children squatting on the ground next to it. A group ...

... of peasant agriculture and Buddhist temple bells near Mandalay, Burma.

Burmese peasant farmers thresh grain using ... .['] [This something of a misquote of Kipling's 1892 poem 'Mandalay'].

Dopesheet refers to separately recorded sound of temple ...

... Irrawaddy Flotilla company pass. Buddhist priest with distinctive sunshade. "Mandalay. Irrawaddy Bridge": tracking shot from train approaching girder ... pass by in rickshaw; others use horse drawn cabs. "Mandalay-Rangoon Night Mail": (14 May 1940) train at ...

... 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 ...

... the Japanese strong points.

Notes

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 ...

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

Notes

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 ...

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

Notes

No slates, date on dopesheet noted as approximate.

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

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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 ...

... ", 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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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 ...

... 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 ...

... 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.

Notes

One ...

... a new form of transport, the Alligator, being used by the Allied armies in Burma to carry supplies across difficult terrain. V. "THE DRIVE SOUTH FROM MANDALAY". The advance of General Slim's veteran 14th Army through the towns of Minjen and Chaukee.

... , cram weeks of shopping into a few minutes". as food is served to troops.

III. "FROM THE LEDO ROAD TO MOGAUNG-MANDALAY" Jeeps are transported to a Division along the Ledo Road, across bridges built by Engineers and then down river, fastened to rafts ...

... advance on city. "Tanks advance with stretcher-bearers in what commentary describes as "not an easy fight".

IV. "ON THE ROAD TO MANDALAY" Scenes of road construction through Burma Jungle, although commentary notes that it is "not quite the road that ...

... header'>The Japanese Army constructed a road through the Arakan, Burma, from the An Valley to Taungup and Prome (Pyay), south of Mandalay; after the road was cut off by XV Indian Corps Japanese defences were inspected and the road used for British Army ...

... header'>The Japanese Army constructed a road through the Arakan, Burma, from the An Valley to Taungup and Prome (Pyay), south of Mandalay; after the road was cut off by XV Indian Corps Japanese defences were inspected and the road used for British Army ...

... up to church. A unit (the same?) marching off. High shot of the main street of the town, looking down the Lashio-Mandalay road; the building nearest camera is marked New Ceylon-Burma Tra[ding Company?]. Damaged building with Indian troops passing. A jeep, ...

... and Americans (including a Tommy gun-toting Military Policeman), goes to see the wreckage of rolling stock on the Myitkyina-Mandalay railway line. Short pan of derailed wagons. Mountbatten meeting Lieutenant-Colonel Dr Gordon Seagrave at his missionary ...

... 's push down the 'railway corridor', in turn part of US General Stilwell's three-pronged offensive south towards Mandalay. Stubborn Japanese resistance and poor cooperation from the neighbouring Chinese 50th Division meant that Indaw, Naba and Katha were ...