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THE APPROACH TO MEIKTILA (1/3/1945) (1945)

As 17th Indian Division (IV Corps) approach Meiktila, Burma, they encounter more evidence of Japanese sabotage to halt ...

 

the GEN NO 12 (1945) enhanced entry

I. "S.E.A.C." a. WAAFs arrive (by ship) in India and, as well as starting new duties, do some sightseeing. b. ...

 

the GEN NO 14 (1945)has video enhanced entry

I. [Recent developments in aviation.] a. Sikorsky two-seater training Helicopter, Hoverfly I; commentary explains advantages over the autogiro. b. A ...

 

THE MOUNTBATTENS VISIT PRISONERS OF WAR IN SINGAPORE... (1945)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, accompanied by his wife Edwina, visit areas of Singapore ...

 

THE MOUNTBATTENS VISIT SINGAPORE PRISONERS OF WAR (13/9/1945) (1945)

At MacArthur Camp Lord and Lady Mountbatten talk with officers. Mountbatten inspects a guard of honour. He speaks with an ...

 

THE MOVE TO MINONG (8/1/1945) (1945)

Two days of continuous rain reduce the roads to a sea of mud, making driving conditions challenging, around ...

 

THE RAF ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE (5/9/1945) (1945)

Views of a troopship convoy to Singapore, views of the city, and Allied prisoners liberated from Changi prison ...

 

THE RAF IN RANGOON (6/8/1945) (1945)

RAF Repair Units clear bomb debris from Rangoon, Burma, while transport aircraft fly despite atrocious monsoon weather.

Bomb damage ...

 

THE RAF REGIMENT IN PENANG (17/9/1945) (1945)

Reel 1: Views from the Penang Hill Railway. The carriage passes a signboard with a (long) list of rules for ...

 

THE RECONNAISSANCE AND OCCUPATION OF AKYAB ISLAND,... (1945)

Reel 1:Air Marshal Coryton, Air Commodore the Earl of Bandon and Group Captain David seen talking on beach airstrip on ...

 

the STILWELL ROAD (1945) enhanced entry

The construction of a supply route through Burma's jungles and mountains by US troops under General Joseph Stilwell ...

 

THE WORK OF THE CIVIL AFFAIRS SERVICE (BURMA) AT MEIKTILA,... (1945)

Reel 1: At Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin) a quantity of captured Japanese biscuits are distributed to refugees. Shots of biscuits ...

 

THUNDERBOLTS AT MEIKTILA (6/1945 (ca)) (1945)

RAF Republic Thunderbolt Mk II fighter-bombers are seen operating from an airstrip at Meiktila, central Burma.

Thunderbolt Mk II ...

 

TOUR OF THE NEW TERRITORIES (19/9/1945) (1945)

Admirals Harcourt and Fraser, General Festing and Brigadier Hardy, make a tour of inspection of the Hong Kong ...

 

TRAINING THE LOCAL POLICE IN KUANTAN, MALAYA (12/10/1945) (1945)

Film documenting the training of the Kuantan Police force, 'after three and a half years of enforced idleness ...

 

TRANSPORTING MEN AND SUPPLIES ACROSS IRRAWADDY FOR... (1945)

After crossing the Irrawaddy River, Burma, troops of the 33rd Indian Brigade, 7th Indian Division consolidate the bridgehead ...

 

TRANSPORTING TANKS OF PROBYN'S HORSE ACROSS THE IRRAWADDY... (1945)

Sherman medium tanks of 5th (Probyn's) Horse, 255th Indian Tank Brigade being carried on rafts across the Irrawaddy ...

 

TROOPS DISEMBARK FROM HMS ROEBUCK TO LCI (13/3/1945) (1945)

HMS Roebuck anchors on the Thanzit River (Burma) to disembark troops of 4th Indian Infantry Brigade into LCIs ...

 

TROOPS OFF DUTY IN SURABAYA AND A VISIT BY GENERAL... (1945)

Film showing troops of 2nd Battalion, West Yorkshire Regiment off duty in Surabaya (Sourabaya/Soerabaja) and a visit by General ...

 

UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE SKYMASTER ARRIVES IN SINGAPORE... (1945)

A Douglas C-54 Skymaster aircraft of the United States Army Air Force arrives at Kallang Airport, Singapore, to ...

 

USE OF FLOATING DOCKS AT RANGOON (15/8/1945) (1945)

Film demonstrating the use of a floating dock on the Rangoon river, Burma.

At Rangoon docks a wide shot ...

 

VICTORY PARADE IN RANGOON (6/1945) (1945)

With the fall of the Burmese capital Rangoon the Allies stage a victory parade.

A podium with dignitaries and ...

 

VICTORY RACE MEETING IN RANGOON (14/5/1945) (1945)

Not long after the liberation of Rangoon, capital of Burma, and the end of the war in Europe, ...

 

VIEWS FROM GOVERNMENT HOUSE, RANGOON: PARADE BEFORE... (1945)

A week before the handover of responsibility for Burma from military to civil administration, a parade is held ...

 

VILLAGERS IN THE ARAKAN CELEBRATE THE BURMESE WATER... (1945)

Burmese villagers of Ywama village, six miles west of Kindaunggyi, north of Taungup in the Arakan, Burma, celebrate ...

 

VISCOUNT WAVELL, VICEROY OF INDIA, VISITS AN RAF AIRFIELD... (1945)

Viscount Wavell and Lady Wavell visit an RAF airfield.

RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft with Union flag flying from the ...

 

VISIT OF ARCHBISHOP OF BOMBAY TO 36TH DIVISION ROMAN... (1945)

Visit of the Reverend T Roberts, Society of Jesus, Archbishop of Bombay and Vicar Delegate to His Majesty's ...

 

VISIT OF GENERAL DAN SULTAN TO 36TH DIVISION (14/2/1945) (1945)

United States Army Lieutenant-General Daniel Sultan (Commander of the Burma-India Theatre) arrives in his private Douglas C47 Skytrain ...

 

VISIT OF GENERAL SIR OLIVER LEESE TO MEIKTILA (21/3/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General Leese pays a visit to IV Corps which has been fighting in the Meiktila region of central ...

 

VISIT OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BROWNING TO TAMANDU AND... (1945)

Lieutenant-General F A M Browning, Chief of Staff of South East Asia Command, visits positions held by the ...

 

VISIT OF LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN TO MANDALAY (22/3/1945) (1945)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, visits the officers and men who helped ...

 

VISIT OF SIR OLIVER LEESE TO OFFICERS AND MEN OF IV... (1945)

Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits IV Indian Corps in Burma.

An ...

 

VISITS OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL SIR WILLIAM SLIM AND LIEUTENANT-GENERAL... (1945)

The visit of Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim to 2nd Division area at Ondaw, Burma.

Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim, commander ...

 

WAAF PERSONNEL ARRIVE BY AIR IN CEYLON (16/1/1945) (1945)

Personnel of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force arrive by air at an RAF airfield in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).

Distant ...

 

WAAFs AT WORK AND PLAY IN INDIA (7/1945) (1945)

Reel 1: Two airwomen sunbathing in a garden. Two women in civilian clothes sitting on a gate. A woman mounts ...

 

WATERPOINT AT 277 MILESTONE ON THE ROAD TO RANGOON... (1945)

Indian Engineers (possibly of 44th Field Park Company) of 5th Indian Division, IV Indian Corps, use bulldozers to ...

WEST AFRICA WAS THERE

WEST AFRICA WAS THERE (1945)has video enhanced entry

Film account of the part played by the 81st and 82nd (West African) Divisions in the third Arakan ...

 

WITH THE AUSTRALIANS IN THE BORNEO CAMPAIGNS 1945 (1945)

Amateur colour film shot by British journalist ( Sunday Times, Sunday Chronicle, Daily Graphic) William Courtenay showing scenes in ...

 

WITH THE AUSTRALIANS IN THE BORNEO CAMPAIGNS 1945 (1945)

Troops moving inland. Brief shot of troop carrier 'Jungle Juice'. Australian tanks and equipment moving up. Various troops at rest ...

 

WITH THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE IN BURMA (27/7/1945) (1945)

Reel 1: Aerial footage showing a Royal Candian Air Force (RCAF) Douglas Dakota transport aircraft in flight; the aircraft is ...

 

WORKSHOP COMPANY SALVAGES CIVILIAN MOTOR TRANSPORT... (1945)

Electrical and Mechanical Engineers salvage damaged civilian motor vehicles in Rangoon, capital of Burma, following its capture by ...

 

XV INDIAN CORPS PLANNING CONFERENCE (18/2/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General Sir Philip Christison KBE CB MC leading a planning conference at Division HQ situated at Myebon, Burma

Present ...

 

'SUNDERLAND STORY' - TRANSPORT AND EVACUATION OF BRITISH... (1944)

Reel 1: Shot from Sunderland of repairs to float and refuelling from DUKW amphibious truck. Airmen hanging washing out on ...

 

194 SQUADRON DROP SUPPLIES TO 25TH EAST AFRICAN BRIGADE... (1944)

Film shot by Sergeant Abbott: Aerial footage; the camera looks through the windscreen of an RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft ...

 

2ND BATTALION EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT ATTACK MOHNYIN... (1944)

The British 36th Division advances from India into northern Burma and various activities to aid the advance are ...

 

2ND DIVISION CONCERT PARTY IN MANIPUR (17/8/1944) (1944)

A 2nd Division mobile concert party sets up in Manipur, India, before staging a show for troops of ...

 

36TH DIVISION JEEP RAILWAY AT SAHMAW (19/9/1944) (1944)

A jeep railway is operated by men of 36th Division near Sahmaw in northern Burma.

A jeep, fitted with ...

 

36TH DIVISION OPERATIONS BEFORE PINBAW (18/8/1944) (1944)

Part 1: Jeeps with trailers cross a Bailey bridge. A sign reads 'Speeders beware! Mark my words / Wait and ...