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Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar.
British engineers and infantry of 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (29th Brigade, 36th Division) seen at work on ...
Harbour of Akyab Island, Burma, with Merchant Marine ships anchored offshore and the unloading of supplies to landing ...
A survey of the damage done to the Ava Bridge over the Irrawaddy River, Burma, is carried out ...
An interim report on the progress of the Fourteenth Army offensive in Burma.
Description of the logistic problems of ...
Documentary on the war in Burma.
Scenes of the aftermath of a raid by Japanese aircraft against the motor transport of 123rd Brigade and ...
After a sharp rain shower washes away a temporary diversion on the Sittang River south of Toungoo, Burma, ...
Views of the River Chindwin, Burma, as seen from a DUKW ('duck') amphibious truck.
Landscape view of the River ...
Men of the 178th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, manhandling Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns over muddy ground in Yambo, Burma.
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Troops ...
Bad road conditions caused by monsoon rains around Yambo, Burma.
Muddy conditions for 72nd Brigade 36th Division make driving ...
Reel 1: A goods train drives towards camera with its drivers or stokers leaning out from the footplate. A sign ...
Scenes on the road lines of communication from Dimapur, India, to Kalewa, Burma.
Aerial footage of the road in ...
Armoured vehicles and motor transport of 63 Brigade, 17th Indian Division, seen on the road to Rangoon, Burma.
A ...
A jeep carrying four men and towing a trailer full of medical supplies pulls up. Two men examine the trailer ...
Civilians in Sadaung, southeast of Meiktila, Burma, welcome RAF officers who helped reclaim their village from the Japanese.
Salvation army workers among the Bhil tribesmen, caring for Burmese and Ceylonese children, and the work of the Catherine Booth ...
Indian Engineers of 17th Indian Division clear Japanese mines from the village of Kandaung prior to IV Corps' ...
Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a Muslim parade, troops marching, captured Japanese weaponry and views of ...
Travelogue films showing indigenous life in the interwar period, filmed by the British traveller, linguist, spy and author ...
36th Indian Infantry Brigade land at Rangoon, capital of Burma, to complete the occupation of the city by ...
Footage of SEAC (South East Asia Command) in Burma, taken by US cameraman.
I. A 4.5-inch gun is towed by ...
Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, addresses an audience of troops ...
Jack Lawson, Secretary of State for War in Clement Attlee's newly-elected Labour government, arrives by air at Mingaladon ...