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RAF REPAIR AND SALVAGE UNIT NEAR SAGAING, BURMA (2/1945) (1945)

An RAF Repair and Salvage Unit recovers a crashed Hawker Hurricane fighter-bomber near Sagaing, Burma.

A jeep and a ...

 

RAILWAY STOCK RECOVERY NEAR MONYWA (21/3/1945) (1945)

In order to get the railways of Burma in working condition a company of Indian Engineers salvages rolling ...

 

RAISING THE FLAG IN FORT DUFFERIN (21/3/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General W J Slim leads a flag unfurling ceremony at inside Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, after British troops ...

 

RAMP CARGO LIGHTER ON THE RIVER YU (13/11/1945) (1945)

An experimental Type B Ramp Cargo Lighter (RCL) is assembled and launched, with some difficulty, on the River ...

 

RAMREE ISLAND AIRSTRIP (25/1/1945) (1945)

Scenes of airfield preparation, fighter and RAF Regiment operations and airfield life on Ramree Island, Burma.

Panning shots of ...

 

RANGOON, BURMA: SURRENDER OF SWORDS BY GENERAL KIMURA... (1945)

Japanese General Heitaro Kimura and senior staff officers surrender their swords at the headquarters of Twelfth Army at ...

 

RAPID ASSEMBLY OF JEEP BY 60 INDIAN WORKSHOP COMPANY,... (1945)

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, Indian other ranks (IORs) of 60 Indian Workshop Company of the Indian Electrical ...

 

RAPID ASSEMBLY OF JEEP BY 60 INDIAN WORKSHOP COMPANY,... (1945)

In Rangoon, capital of Burma, Indian other ranks (IORs) of 60 Indian Workshop Company of the Indian Electrical ...

 

REAR ADMIRAL HARCOURT VISITS RAF 132 SQUADRON (2/10/1945) (1945)

Rear Admiral C H J Harcourt, Senior British Naval Officer Hong Kong, inspects airmen and aircraft of RAF ...

 

RECREATION BEFORE REPATRIATION AT BOMBAY (19/10/1945) (1945)

Airmen enjoy some time on leave in Bombay (Mumbai), India, while awaiting embarkation for return to the United ...

 

REHABILITATION OF AKYAB (31/1/1945 (ca)) (1945)

Harbour of Akyab Island, Burma, with Merchant Marine ships anchored offshore and the unloading of supplies to landing ...

 

RELEASE OF ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR IN THE FAR EAST... (1945)

Allied prisoners of war (POWs) and civilian internees are liberated from Japanese captivity and evacuated by RAF aircraft ...

 

RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR ARRIVE IN COLOMBO (17/9/1945) (1945)

Former Allied prisoners of war (POWs), recently released from Japanese captivity, arrive in Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) en ...

 

RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR IN HOSPITAL AND BEING SHOWN... (1945)

Internees climbing a gangway to board HMS Sussex. Reverse angle showing same. Civilian ex-internees (on the flag deck?) with a ...

 

RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR IN HOSPITAL AND BEING SHOWN... (1945)

Recently liberated Allied prisoners of war and internees are shown around the Royal Navy London Class heavy cruiser ...

 

REMOVING JAPANESE CURRENCY FROM SINGAPORE BANKS (17/10/1945) (1945)

With the Allied reoccupation Japanese troops are used to remove stores of Japanese 'banana' money from banks in ...

 

REOCCUPATION OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS (7/10/1945) (1945) enhanced entry

Shot on 7 October 1945: footage from a landing craft approaching the shore showing two Landing Craft Assaults (LCAs) and ...

 

REPAIR OF AVA BRIDGE (23/3/1945) (1945)

A survey of the damage done to the Ava Bridge over the Irrawaddy River, Burma, is carried out ...

 

REPATRIATION OF INTERNEES FROM STANLEY CAMP, HONG KONG... (1945)

The first batch of freed civilian internees leave Stanley Camp, Hong Kong, and are evacuated by the Royal ...

 

REPATRIATION OF PRISONERS FROM SIAM TO MALAYA (11/1945) (1945)

With the Japanese surrender and Allied occupation of south east Asia, large numbers of forced labourers are returned ...

 

REPORT FROM BURMA (1945)

Documentary on the war in Burma.

 

REPORT FROM BURMA (1945) enhanced entry

An interim report on the progress of the Fourteenth Army offensive in Burma.

Description of the logistic problems of ...

 

REPRISALS FOR THE DAKOTA ATROCITY AT BEKASSI, DUTCH... (1945)

After the murder of five RAF aircrew and twenty Indian soldiers by Indonesian extremists, the village of Bekassi ...

 

RESULTS OF ATTACK BY JAPANESE FIGHTER-BOMBERS ON THE... (1945)

Scenes of the aftermath of a raid by Japanese aircraft against the motor transport of 123rd Brigade and ...

 

RESULTS OF ATTACK BY ZEROS ON THE ROAD TO YAMETHIN... (1945)

Scenes of the aftermath of a raid by Japanese aircraft against the motor transport of 123rd Brigade and ...

 

RIVER AND RAIN DELAYS IV CORPS' RANGOON DRIVE (24/4/1945) (1945)

After a sharp rain shower washes away a temporary diversion on the Sittang River south of Toungoo, Burma, ...

 

RIVER CHINDWIN BY DUCK (2/1/1945) (1945)

Views of the River Chindwin, Burma, as seen from a DUKW ('duck') amphibious truck.

Landscape view of the River ...

 

ROAD CONDITIONS AROUND YAMBO (8/1/1945 (ca)) (1945)

Men of the 178th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, manhandling Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns over muddy ground in Yambo, Burma.

Notes

Troops ...

 

ROAD CONDITIONS IN NORTHERN BURMA (8/1/1945) (1945)

Bad road conditions caused by monsoon rains around Yambo, Burma.

Muddy conditions for 72nd Brigade 36th Division make driving ...

 

ROAD LINES OF COMMUNICATION FORWARD FROM DIMAPUR INTO... (1945)

Reel 1: A goods train drives towards camera with its drivers or stokers leaning out from the footplate. A sign ...

 

ROAD SCENES ON THE PUSH TOWARDS RANGOON (27/4/1945) (1945)

Armoured vehicles and motor transport of 63 Brigade, 17th Indian Division, seen on the road to Rangoon, Burma.

A ...

 

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE LIFE IN INDIA (1945) (1945)

Reel 1: Men playing cricket; they are all wearing cricket whites. An Indian marching band performing. Various close-ups on different ...

 

ROYAL MARINES ENTERTAIN ORPHANS IN HONG KONG; ADMIRAL... (1945)

Marine Wilson plays the bagpipes to a laughing audience of Chinese children sitting on the bonnet of a jeep. Sweets ...

 

ROYAL NAVY MAKES EFFORTS TO RESTORE ELECTRIC POWER... (1945) enhanced entry

I. Sequence showing Kowloon power station, and lines of coolie women carrying logs to the operative boiler. HA.LS onto a ...

 

SADAUNG WELCOMES RAF OFFICERS (20/3/1945) (1945)

Civilians in Sadaung, southeast of Meiktila, Burma, welcome RAF officers who helped reclaim their village from the Japanese.

A ...

 

SAPPERS AND MINERS CLEAR KANDAUNG OF MINES (4/4/1945) (1945)

Indian Engineers of 17th Indian Division clear Japanese mines from the village of Kandaung prior to IV Corps' ...

 

SCENES FOLLOWING LIBERATION OF RANGOON AND VIEWS OF... (1945)

Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a Muslim parade, troops marching, captured Japanese weaponry and views of ...

 

SCENES FROM THE NEWLY LIBERATED SINGAPORE (7/9/1945) (1945)

A variety of scenes from Singapore, including a Chinese victory parade, looting at the docks and a performance ...

 

SCENES FROM THE REOCCUPATION OF SINGAPORE (6/9/1945) (1945)

Part 1, shot by Sergeant Abbott: Pan around Kranji POW camp showing huts amongst trees, men walking about and others ...

 

SEA REPATRIATION FROM BOMBAY TO SOUTHAMPTON ABOARD... (1945)

Reel 1: Men laden with kit board the Otranto at Bombay harbour. Female personnel of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force ...

 

SEABORNE LANDING AT RANGOON BY 36TH INDIAN INFANTRY... (1945)

36th Indian Infantry Brigade land at Rangoon, capital of Burma, to complete the occupation of the city by ...

 

SEAC I (1945)

Footage of SEAC (South East Asia Command) in Burma, taken by US cameraman.

I. A 4.5-inch gun is towed by ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR VISITS HQ SOUTH EAST ASIA... (1945)

Shot on 29 September 1945: An Avro York transport aircraft taxiing; it has the 'phoenix' badge of the Supreme Allied ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE JACK LAWSON ADDRESSES TROOPS IN... (1945)

Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, addresses an audience of troops ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE JACK LAWSON ARRIVES IN RANGOON (21/9/1945) (1945)

Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, arrives by air at Mingaladon ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE JACK LAWSON VISITS 7TH PARACHUTE... (1945)

Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, visits troops of 7th Parachute ...

 

SECRETARY OF STATE JACK LAWSON VISITS HONG KONG (22/9/1945) (1945)

Lawson and Harcourt at Stanley internment camp where they meet Reverend Sandbach, the superintendent of the camp. They walk through ...

 

SERVICE AT KRANJI PRISONER OF WAR CAMP BY BISHOP OF... (1945)

The Right Reverend Leonard Wilson, Bishop of Singapore, holds a church service at Kranji prisoner of war camp ...