Scenes of the aftermath of a raid by Japanese aircraft against the motor transport of 123rd Brigade and the Tactical HQ of 5th Indian Division.
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Scenes of the aftermath of a raid by Japanese aircraft against the motor transport of 123rd Brigade and the Tactical HQ of 5th Indian Division.
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Supported by tanks, Gurkha infantry of 48th Brigade, 17th Indian Division, IV Corps, seen mopping up pockets of Japanese resistance at Yewe near Yindaw, ...
Visit of the Reverend T Roberts, Society of Jesus, Archbishop of Bombay and Vicar Delegate to His Majesty's Forces in India and South East Asia, to 36th ...
Indian Engineers of 17th Indian Division clear Japanese mines from the village of Kandaung prior to IV Corps' drive on Rangoon, capital of Burma.
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The commander of 14th Army, Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim, launches two warships on the River Chindwin at Kalewa, Burma.
Deck work on a ...
25-pounder field guns of 18th Indian Field Battery, 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, are seen shelling the village of Taungup in the Arakan, Burma ...
Indian Sappers and Miners of 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, seen at work with shovels, picks and bulldozers to prepare a road between the ...
Scenes of Burmese civilian life in a large village in the Arakan region of Burma, five miles from Kindaunggyi, on the banks of the Tanlwe Chaung (river ...
As part of IV Corps' drive on Rangoon, capital of Burma, 123rd Brigade of 5th Indian Division occupy the town of Yamethin, on the Rangoon road.
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Film showing various activities of the Civil Affairs Service (Burma) in Mandalay, including collecting weapons, issuing rations and pensions, ...
Troops of 19th Indian Division lay on a special party for children, recently released from Japanese internment, in parkland at Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin), ...
Troops of 19th Indian Division lay on a special party for children, recently released from Japanese internment, in parkland at Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin), ...
Men of 5th Maratha (Mahratta) Regiment reinforce landing sites around Setkhaw, Burma, which were taken during the night after shelling from the Royal ...
Variety of scenes of an advance by 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, near Mount Popa (approximately 40 miles west of Meiktila, Burma) showing ...
United States Army Air Force medium bombers attack pockets of Japanese resistance after the capture of Yamethin, Burma.
North American B-25 ...
Indian Engineers (possibly of 44th Field Park Company) of 5th Indian Division, IV Indian Corps, use bulldozers to dig a waterhole on the road to Rangoon ...
The army use deceptive tactics in order to mislead the Japanese in preparation for the crossing of the River Irrawaddy before the assault on the city of ...
An experimental Type B Ramp Cargo Lighter (RCL) is assembled and launched, with some difficulty, on the River Yu at Ya-Nan, Burma.
An RCL on props ...
Reel 1: A duck, the regimental mascot of 1st Battalion, Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders, is seen wearing a miniature tunic (complete with medal ribbon of the 1939 - 43 Star) and ...
Reel 1: A Ramp Cargo Lighter (RCL) being launched. A man paints an identity number (N-226) onto a Higgins barge with a stencil. An engine is lowered into a Unicraft tug. A Higgins ...
Scenes at an airfield near Toungoo (Taungoo), Burma, shortly after its capture from troops of the Japanese 33rd Army.
View of the airstrip with a ...
Harbour of Akyab Island, Burma, with Merchant Marine ships anchored offshore and the unloading of supplies to landing craft.
Landing craft sail ...
Men of the 2nd Reconnaissance Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps, effect a deception operation prior to 2nd Division's crossing of the River Irrawaddy and ...
Artillery and infantry of 123 Brigade, 5th Indian Division, on the road to Toungoo (Taungoo), Burma, 140 miles north of Rangoon.
Self-propelled ...
Burmese villagers of Ywama village, six miles west of Kindaunggyi, north of Taungup in the Arakan, Burma, celebrate Burmese New Year with their ...
Troops of 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, seen aboard HMS Prins Albert before making an amphibious landing on the banks of the Rangoon river, ...
Troops of 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, seen making an amphibious landing on the banks of the Rangoon river, Burma, as part of Operation ...
Troops of 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, seen making an amphibious landing on the banks of the Rangoon river, Burma, as part of Operation ...
Troops of 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, seen making an amphibious landing on the banks of the Rangoon river, Burma, as part of Operation ...
Sherman tanks and troops from the 1st Battalion the Burma Regiment proceeding up beach for an attack on the village of Nyaungu, Burma, and a visit to ...
Mortar crews of 56th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, 5th Indian Division, engage Japanese snipers near Toungoo, Burma.
An Ordance ML 3-inch ...
After a sharp rain shower washes away a temporary diversion on the Sittang River south of Toungoo, Burma, engineers of IV Indian Corps build a ...
Motor transport of IV Indian Corps seen passing through the Oktwin area, south of Toungoo, on the road to Rangoon, capital of Burma.
Motor ...
After the retreating Japanese abandon a trainload of foodstuffs in the face of the advancing 5th Indian Division near Pyu, Burma, local civilians are ...
Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA) visits the gunners of XV Indian Corps on Ramree Island, Burma ...
Pilots of an Artillery Air Observation Post (AOP) Squadron, attached to 26th Indian Division, practice landing in confined areas on Ramree Island, Burma ...
Gunners of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, equipped with QF 40mm (Bofors) guns, practice loading and unloaded their weapons from a ...
Motor transport of IV Corps crosses a Bailey bridge near Toungoo (Taungoo) during the Allied drive on Rangoon, Burma.
An Ordnance QF 40mm (Bofors) ...
Armoured vehicles and motor transport of 63 Brigade, 17th Indian Division, seen on the road to Rangoon, Burma.
A low-loader carrying a bulldozer ...
Major-General Eric Mansergh, commander of 5th Indian Division, seen conferring with Major-General David 'Punch' Cowan, commander of 17th Indian Division ...
After crossing the Irrawaddy River, Burma, troops of the 33rd Indian Brigade, 7th Indian Division consolidate the bridgehead as a base for future ...
Confronted by a blown bridge on the road to Rangoon, capital of Burma, tanks and motor vehicles of 63 Brigade, 17th Indian Division, ford a chaung ( ...
Tanks and infantry of 63rd Brigade, 17th Indian Division, supported by aircraft, overcome unexpected Japanese resistance at the village of Pyinbongyi, ...
Gurkha paratroopers seen gearing up and boarding their aircraft before parachuting into action near Rangoon, Burma, as part of Operation Dracula ...
Troops of 71st Brigade, 26th Indian Division, XV Corps enter Kyauktan (south west of Rangoon) and recently liberated Allied prisoners are seen at ...
36th Indian Infantry Brigade land at Rangoon, capital of Burma, to complete the occupation of the city by 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, as part ...
Reel 1: A goods train drives towards camera with its drivers or stokers leaning out from the footplate. A sign board headed 'Manipur Road - Dimapur' gives distances to London, New ...
Gunners of the Royal Artillery take up position by the village of Pinkan, Burma, and prepare to shell Japanese positions.
Ordnance QF 25-pounder ...