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Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar.
Tanks are needed north of Tamandu, Burma, so the Royal Indian Navy transports them along the nearest river ...
Indian troops of 4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment (33rd Brigade, 7th Indian Division) reoccupy the oil town of ...
Consolidated Liberator heavy bombers of RAF 355 Squadron attack Japanese targets near Natkyigon, Burma
Operating from Salbani airfield, in ...
While visiting XV Corps area Lieutenant-General M B Burrows flies in to inspect 82nd West African Division on ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Nye (Vice Chief Imperial General Staff) pays a short visit to 82nd West African Division ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Montagu Stopford, commander of XXXIII Corps, is entertained by the people of Tamu, Burma, following their ...
Lieutenant-General Leese and several other officers visit 17th Indian Division at Meiktila, tour the positions of the Royal ...
Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA) visits the gunners of XV Indian ...
The commander of 14th Army, Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim, launches two warships on the River Chindwin at Kalewa, ...
Lieutenant-General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, arrives at Meiktila, Burma, and holds a conference with other senior ...
Reel 1: Model of India, filmed at low angle with crawl of text; RAF Film Production Unit presents Life in ...
Domestic scenes of life on an RAF camp in a forward area in Burma
A thatched wooden building fiercely ...
Domestic scenes of life on an RAF camp in Burma.
A thatched wooden building fiercely ablaze. An airman does ...
During a lull in fighting in the Maungdaw area of Arakan, Burma, British troops of 25th Indian Division ...
A line of Burmese labourers queue up to receive their payment of money (1 rupee, about 1 shilling sixpence at ...
Lord Mountbatten visits a forward airstrip near Mandalay, with scenes of Hawker Hurricane operations and the RAF Regiment.
Hawker ...
Major-General Francis Festing, commander of 36th Division, seen attending a briefing.
High shot looking down as two officers, one ...
Lord Mountbatten inspects tanks left behind by the retreating Japanese forces and then climbs the steps and walks through the ...
Soldiers of 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment march along a rough road past traditional huts in the suburbs ...
As the British Army make their way into Mandalay, Burma, they are re-supplied by air drops from Douglas ...
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment move through ruined streets in Mandalay, Burma, whilst mortar batteries concentrate ...
British troops of 19th Indian Division begin to fight their way into the northern part of the city ...
The final assault on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, from the air takes place and British troops of 19th ...