Burma

Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar. 

 
 
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36TH DIVISION TROOPS ADVANCING IN NORTHERN BURMA (1945... (1945)

Troops of 36th Division advancing through close country somewhere in northern Burma.

Troops of 36th Division advance through tall ...

 

5.5-INCH HOWITZERS FIRING IN SUPPORT OF 17TH INDIAN... (1945)

Medium guns are fired on positions on the road between Pindale and Mahlaing, north of Meiktila, Burma, in ...

 

5TH INDIAN DIVISION ADVANCE BEYOND TIDDIM (23/10/1944) (1944)

A sign reads "Tiddim Bye-Pass (sic). Through Traffic". Indian troops with rifles, picks and shovels walk along a jungle-lined road. ...

 

5TH INDIAN DIVISION ADVANCE THROUGH TIDDIM TO KENNEDY... (1944)

Troops of the 5th Indian Division pass through Tiddim, Burma, having taken the town, and move on towards ...

 

5TH INDIAN DIVISION ADVANCING NEAR KENNEDY PEAK (30/10/1944) (1944)

British soldiers and supplies wait on a rough road. A jeep and trailer come along the road; there is a ...

 

5TH INDIAN DIVISION'S ADVANCE ON TIDDIM - MILESTONE... (1944)

As tanks and infantry of 5th Indian Division advance towards Tiddim, Burma, Indian Engineers bridge the Beltang Lui ...

 

5TH INDIAN DIVISION'S ENTRY TO YAMETHIN (14/4/1945) (1945)

As part of IV Corps' drive on Rangoon, capital of Burma, 123rd Brigade of 5th Indian Division occupy ...

 

7TH DIVISION CONSOLIDATING IRRAWADDY BRIDGEHEAD (16/2/1945) (1945)

Sherman tanks and troops from the 1st Battalion the Burma Regiment proceeding up beach for an attack on ...

 

7TH DIVISION ESTABLISHING BEACHHEAD ACROSS IRRAWADDY... (1945)

7th Indian Division of IV Corps prepare to set up a beachhead across the Irrawaddy River, to coincide ...

 

82ND WEST AFRICAN DIVISION ARRIVES AT RU-YWA (27/2/1945) (1945)

Troops from 82nd West African Division arrive at Ru-Ywa, Burma, by boat and are met by Major-General Stockwell ...

 

82ND WEST AFRICAN DIVISION NEAR TAMANDU (22/3/1945) (1945)

82nd West African Division move their headquarters to the banks of the Dalet river, about a mile north ...

 

8TH (BELFAST) HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT REGIMENT ROYAL ARTILLERY... (1945)

Amateur film shot by Lieutenant Harry Porter of the 8th (Belfast) HAA Regiment Royal Artillery gives detailed record of military ...

 

ACTING AIR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, SIR GUY GARROD, VISITS... (1945)

Air Marshal Garrod, acting Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, visits RAF squadrons at forward airstrips at Tabingaung and Onbauk, Burma.

Air ...

 

ADVANCED AIRSTRIPS NEAR MANDALAY (19/1/1945) (1945)

Scenes of operations from forward airstrips near Mandalay, Burma, and scenes of bomb damage to buildings and infrastructure ...

 

AERIAL BOMBS USED AS MINES ON THE RANGOON ROAD (3/5/1945) (1945)

Indian Engineers of the Bengal Sappers and Miners are seen at work clearing Japanese aerial bombs used as ...

 

AERIAL SURVEY OF MAYMYO, BURMA (16/3/1945) (1945)

A low-altitude aerial survey of bomb damage in and around Maymyo (now Pyin U Lwin), Burma.

Low altitude (c.100-ft) ...

 

AIR AND ARTILLERY STRIKE ON JAPANESE POSITIONS (28/3/1945) (1945)

Artillery and air strikes are used to assist an attack by 17th Indian Division on Japanese held positions ...

 

AIR CHIEF MARSHAL SIR KEITH PARK AND AIR COMMODORE... (1945)

Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, Allied Air Commander-in-Chief of South East Asia Command and Air Commodore the ...

 

AIR EVACUATION OF CASUALTIES FROM 154TH FIELD AMBULANCE... (1944)

Scenes of Burmese civilians receiving medical treatment and air evacuation of British casualties from Mohnyin in northern Burma.

At ...

 

AIR FORCE AND JAPS DOWNED, BURMA, 30 JANUARY 1942 (1942) enhanced entry

Burma, 30 January 1942. American Volunteer Group (AVG), Two Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk fighter aircraft warming up for take-off on a ...

 

AIR RESUPPLY AND EVACUATION DURING BATTLE OF NGAKYEDAUK... (1944)

Aircraft dropping supplies by parachute and evacuating wounded in support of 7th Indian Division, Fourteenth Army.

Men of Air ...

 

AIR ROAD TO MANDALAY - RAF LIBERATORS OF STRATEGIC... (1945)

Scenes of RAF Liberator heavy bomber operations over Burma.

RAF Consolidated Liberator heavy bombers of RAF 159 Squadron at ...

 

AIRBORNE INVASION OF RANGOON BY 50TH PARACHUTE BRIGADE... (1945)

Gurkha paratroopers seen gearing up and boarding their aircraft before parachuting into action near Rangoon, Burma, as part ...

 

AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION AT COMILLA AND DUM DUM, INDIA,... (1944)

Documentary scenes showing the process of airfield construction in forward areas.

Various stages in the construction of an airfield, ...