As troops of 36th ...
As troops of 36th ...
Air Marshal Peirse, Air Commander-in-Chief South East Asia Command, makes a farewell inspection of RAF and Indian Air Force squadrons and related ...
A church service is conducted for British troops in the field in Burma.
Various shots of the service in progress. There are some (possibly large) ...
Somewhere in the Arakan coastal region ...
A firepower demonstration near Imphal including mortar and shell fire, smoke screens and bombing by RAF Hawker Hurricanes.
Footage of a ...
Shot by Sergeant Hammond: wideshots of the game in progress, shot from the back of a lorry, giving a view over the crowd. Shots of the crowd with British and Indian soldiers ...
Scenes of two football matches on the Indo-Burma border, including England versus Scotland and a local RAF team versus visitors.
An Indian ...
War with Japan.
Early Japanese successes. Film of troops training. Expansion halted by US forces. Battle of Midway - US air attacks on shipping. Japan still exploits world's second largest empire. ...
Indian Air Force 1 Squadron is presented with a Japanese sword in recognition for its service to Fourteenth Army.
Ceremony at squadron's ...
An edited production by the SEAC Film Unit (British) shows how 'SEAC', the newspaper of South East Asia Command, is produced and distributed to troops ...
I. "The Seven Seas": HMS Duke of York sinks the Scharnhorst. The RAF's Coastal command in action. Bomber Command sinks the Tirpitz.
II. "The Far East Front": Americans land on the Marshall Islands, General MacArthur retakes the Philippines. ...