BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Views of the River Chindwin, Burma, as seen from a DUKW ('duck') amphibious truck.
Landscape view of the River Chindwin with a mountain ridge ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Landings are made on beaches at Ramree Island with survey shots of damaged and destroyed buildings on the island.
A Chevrolet CMP lorry tows an ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, meets troops of 2nd Division.
A jeep marked with the insignia of 2nd ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, meets troops of 2nd Division, probably at Sadaung, Burma.
A jeep ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Major-General Francis Festing, commander of 36th Division, seen attending a briefing.
High shot looking down as two officers, one of them (wearing ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Troops of 36th Division advancing through close country somewhere in northern Burma.
Troops of 36th Division advance through tall grass. Men ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Sherman medium tanks of 255th Indian Tank Brigade being used to consolidate 7th Division's bridgehead over the Irrawaddy River, Burma.
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
A battery of Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns in action in Burma.
A lorry reverses towards a treeline and a 25-pounder gun and limber are hooked ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Film showing vehicle maintenance activities at a field workshop in Burma.
An officer seen using a loud hailer. A wrecker lorry. Two men at work ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Film showing a battery of Priest 105mm self-propelled (SP) guns in action at Payagale, and Allied prisoners of war, freed from Rangoon jail, seen after ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Gurkha infantry of 1st Battalion 10th Gurkha Rifles, 63rd Brigade, 17th Indian Division, seen entering the town of Pegu (Bago) during IV Corps' advance ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Indian Engineers of the Bengal Sappers and Miners are seen at work clearing Japanese aerial bombs used as mines on the road to Rangoon, capital of Burma ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Allied prisoners of war (POWs), recently liberated from Japanese captivity at Rangoon jail, are seen boarding a ship at Rangoon docks for evacuation to ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Reel 1: RAF Hawker Hurricane fighter-bombers overhead. Lee medium tanks driving along a dusty road. A Lee passes with infantry crowded on its rear hull. A column of tanks and ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
A battery of Ordnance SB 4.2-inch mortars firing. At Hlegu chaung (river or watercourse) vehicles are hauled up the riverbank. An Indian Army Public Relations officer, Captain ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
After a service of thanksgiving in Rangoon to mark the end of the war in Europe the troops of 26th Indian Division stage a march past.
Officers ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Sherman medium tanks of 5th (Probyn's) Horse, 255th Indian Tank Brigade being carried on rafts across the Irrawaddy River, Burma at Nyaungu.
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a Muslim parade, troops marching, captured Japanese weaponry and views of Rangoon docks.
A ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a march past of troops, church service of thanksgiving, and landing craft on the Rangoon river ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Not long after the liberation of Rangoon, capital of Burma, and the end of the war in Europe, a celebratory victory race meeting is held at Rangoon ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
After the liberation of Rangoon, British troops of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, go sightseeing and visit the ancient Shwedagon ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Troops of 26th Indian Division participate in a march past in Rangoon, the recently liberated capital of Burma.
Troops of 5th Battalion 9th Jat ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Troops of 26th Indian Division participate in a march past in Rangoon, the recently liberated capital of Burma.
Troops of 5th Battalion 9th Jat ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Gurkha infantry of 63rd Brigade, supported by tanks and aircraft, attack a Japanese position at Payagyi, ten miles north of Pegu near Milestone 60 on ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Electrical and Mechanical Engineers salvage damaged civilian motor vehicles in Rangoon, capital of Burma, following its capture by troops of XV Indian ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
British and Indian Engineers of 54 Workshop Company are seen overhauling Japanese small arms captured after the fall of Rangoon, Burma.
A group of ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGBAt an East African Reinforcement Camp an entertainment unit stages a show for troops of 11th East African Division.
Close-up of poster advertising ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
The operation of a ferry across the Irrawaddy River (Burma) using DUKWs as towing vehicles.
A ferry made up of pontoons is towed by DUKWs and ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, commander Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits 11th East African Division.
At an airfield ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma, on 15 June 1945.
Wide shot of a parade ground at ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Close-ups of senior Allied officers, shot for editing purposes, during an Allied victory parade in Rangoon, Burma.
Series of medium close-ups of ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather, in the Burmese capital Rangoon, 15 June 1945.
Views from a high point overlooking ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma, on 15 June 1945.
A detachment of sailors of the Royal ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma on 15 June 1945.
Civilians spectators gathering on the ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma on 15 June 1945.
Royal Marines, providing the guard of ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits IV Indian Corps in Burma.
An RAF ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma, on 15 June 1945.
A unit of sailors passes the ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma, on 15 June 1945.
Wide shot of a parade in progress at ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
At a Traffic Control Post on the River Irrawaddy material is organised for ferry crossings to support a 20th Indian Division bridgehead.
Ordnance ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Men of No. 6 Air Formation Signals RAF seen at work laying and repairing telephone lines at Mingaladon airfield in Rangoon, Burma.
An RAF ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Sixteen African chiefs, the heads of tribes represented in 11th East African Division fighting in Burma, are received at Government House in Colombo, ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, the recently returned Governor of Burma, entertains a range of Burmese dignitaries aboard the Royal Navy's County Class ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, the recently returned Governor of Burma, entertains a range of Burmese dignitaries aboard the Royal Navy's County Class ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits a variety of locations in Rangoon, capital ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Reel 1: At Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin) a quantity of captured Japanese biscuits are distributed to refugees. Shots of biscuits being distributed and of children eating them. A man uses a ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, makes a tour of inspection of Rangoon, the recently liberated capital ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Infantry of 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) seen patrolling in monsoon conditions in the flooded 'Sittang Bend' area near Waw, Burma ...
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BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WARGB
Infantry of 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) seen patrolling in monsoon conditions in the flooded 'Sittang Bend' area near Waw, Burma ...
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