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Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, Allied Air Commander-in-Chief of South East Asia Command and Air Commodore the ...
Scenes of RAF Liberator heavy bomber operations over Burma.
RAF Consolidated Liberator heavy bombers of RAF 159 Squadron at ...
Gurkha paratroopers seen gearing up and boarding their aircraft before parachuting into action near Rangoon, Burma, as part ...
A coordinated attack takes place on Japanese positions along the Pindale to Mahlaing road north of Meiktila. Burma, ...
United States Army Air Force medium bombers attack pockets of Japanese resistance after the capture of Yamethin, Burma.
North ...
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma, on 15 June ...
Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather, in the Burmese capital Rangoon, 15 June 1945.
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Scenes of an Allied victory parade, mounted in monsoon weather in Rangoon, capital of Burma on 15 June ...
Close-ups of senior Allied officers, shot for editing purposes, during an Allied victory parade in Rangoon, Burma.
Series of ...
Scenes of Supermarine Sea Otter amphibious biplanes in flight and the burning wreckage of a Sea Otter shot ...
Troops of 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, seen aboard HMS Prins Albert before making an amphibious landing ...
Troops of 26th Indian Division, XV Indian Corps, seen making an amphibious landing on the banks of the ...
A Gurkha of the 3rd Battalion 2nd Gurkha Rifles has a leg amputated in a field hospital at ...
Part of an RAF Wing and an RAF Regiment Squadron moves across some difficult terrain to a new ...
32nd Army (Blood) Transfusion Unit work at a forward airfield to save the lives of soldiers from IV ...
A battery of the 1st Medium Regiment Royal Artillery in action as support for the beachhead operations of ...
1st Medium Regiment Royal Artillery in action near Myinmu, Burma.
An artillery piece is loaded and fired on Japanese ...
Concerted attacks by the RAF and British Army on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma are seen both from the ...
Troops of 17th Indian Division seen attacking the village of Pyawbwe, on the road to Rangoon, Burma, and ...
Pilots of an Artillery Air Observation Post (AOP) Squadron, attached to 26th Indian Division, practice landing in confined ...
Wide shot showing a very large structure built of Bailey bridging sections. Men of the Madras Sappers and Miners heaving ...
RAF Liberators bomb defences in support of amphibious landings against Rangoon, Burma.
Aerial footage of Spitfires in the distance. ...
His Excellency the Governor-General of Bengal, Mr Richard Gardiner Casey and Lieutenant-General W J ("Bill") Slim visit Mandalay, ...
At 30 West African Field Dressing Station at Kyaukpyu, volunteers from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines give ...
The single remaining span of the Pegu Bridge, originally blown by the British in 1942, is demolished by ...
Gunners of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, equipped with QF 40mm (Bofors) guns, practice loading and unloaded ...
Mandalay, Burma, has been left devastated by the bombing and shelling of the British forces attacking the Japanese.
General ...
Landings are made on beaches at Ramree Island with survey shots of damaged and destroyed buildings on the ...
17th Indian Division IV Corps on the road between Nyaungu and Meiktila, Burma.
Sherman tanks of Probyn's Horse (5th ...
Troops and armour are carried across the Irrawaddy River, Burma, at Myinze by a mixture of DUKWs and ...
Brigadier R G Collingwood, commander of 33rd Brigade (7th Indian Division) holds a conference of officers on the ...
On Ramree Island off the Arakan coast of Burma, local civilians welcome British troops, who go sightseeing with ...
For a detailed shot list, contact NFTVA. Items include: ALLIES REGAIN INITIATIVE IN ARDENNES FROM OUR CAMERAMAN IN BURMA CANADA-RUSSIA ...
For a detailed shotlist, contact NFTVA. Items include ROYAL VISIT TO ISLE OF MAN VICTORY IN BURMA BERLIN
Allied prisoners of war (POWs), recently liberated from Japanese captivity at Rangoon jail, are seen boarding a ship ...
Amateur film shot by Lieutenant Miles Arrindell of the Second Battalion Suffolk Regiment records scenes during the Battle of Imphal, ...
Film about the Allied victory in Burma.
Introduction briefly outlines the geography and climate of Burma, and the extent ...
Titles (2). Shwe Dagon Pagoda, Rangoon (50). Boats on Irrawaddy River and (98) market on river bank (106). Mountain and ...
After the retreating Japanese abandon a trainload of foodstuffs in the face of the advancing 5th Indian Division ...
Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim, commander of 14th Army, is honoured with performances of traditional Burmese entertainments at Monywa, ...
Scenes of Burmese civilian life in a large village in the Arakan region of Burma, five miles from ...
Messages home from British Army personnel in Burma to their loved ones in the Manchester area. External scenes on the ...