Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command (SEAC), arrives by air in Rangoon, Burma, before visiting liberated British ...
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command (SEAC), arrives by air in Rangoon, Burma, before visiting liberated British ...
On the eve of the Japanese surrender in South East Asia, interned Japanese personnel are put to work in Singapore.
Japanese prisoners of war doing ...
At MacArthur Camp Lord and Lady Mountbatten talk with officers. Mountbatten inspects a guard of honour. He speaks with an Indian POW. He meets a number of officers and men. He ...
Troops of 25th Indian Division make an amphibious landing on the coast of Malaya at Morib as part of Operation Zipper.
Troops making their way ...
7th 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 ...
At the Victoria Institution in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, the commander of Japanese 29th Army (Lieutenant-General Ishiguro) surrenders to the commander of ...
Static views of recently-liberated Singapore.
Views across the Straits of Johore. Views of the countryside surrounding Singapore. An Australian ...
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, is seen en route to Singapore with General Slim, commander-in-chief Allied ...
With the surrender of Japan, troops of 23rd Indian Division mount an amphibious landing near Port Dickson on the Malayan coast, as part of Operation ...
The Right Reverend Leonard Wilson, Bishop of Singapore, holds a church service at Kranji prisoner of war camp in Singapore, following the liberation of ...
A Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft of the United States Army Air Force arrives at Kallang Airport, Singapore, to evacuate American internees.
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A variety of scenes from Singapore, including a Chinese victory parade, looting at the docks and a performance by a Royal Marine band for inmates at ...