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Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar.
At a Remount Depot and Veterinary Hospital, mules are treated and trained ready for service on the Burma ...
Following the withdrawal of Japanese forces, troops of 29th Brigade (36th Division) occupy the town of Indaw, Burma.
Wrecked ...
Shirtless men queue for their dinner in the open air; their tents can be seen in the background. A mug ...
After the victory at Tamu, Burma, troops of 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders retire to a rest ...
RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft, operating from Chandina, seen resupplying troops with food and ammunition at Murdoch and Taung ...
Air Commodore Mellersh RAF, Air Commander Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command and Air Vice Marshal Stevens of ...
British engineers and infantry of 2nd Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers (29th Brigade, 36th Division) seen at work on ...
Scenes on the road lines of communication from Dimapur, India, to Kalewa, Burma.
Aerial footage of the road in ...
A jeep carrying four men and towing a trailer full of medical supplies pulls up. Two men examine the trailer ...
A senior British officer of 26th Indian Division meets Burmese civilians.
A group of servicemen, presumably Army officers, seen ...
An intelligence officer briefs pilots of RAF 136 Squadron at Rumkhapalong airfield, whose Supermarine Spitfires kick up clouds ...
The 81st West African Division is in the process of pushing the Japanese from Mowdok, India (Bangladesh) to ...
Film showing the movement of supplies from the port of Chittagong, India (Bangladesh), to Dohazari and onwards by ...
The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits officers and men of 3rd Special ...
On 17 July 1944 the greatest barrage ever laid down on a single target took place when one ...
As the fight begins to take Burma back from the Japanese the Chindits mount long range patrols in ...
A tank track is repaired. A soldier takes a lump hammer to part of the tracks. Damaged bogeys on the ...
After fierce fighting British and Indian soldiers inspect the damage to the town of Tiddim, Burma.
General view of ...
Men seen leaving US transport aircraft in Burma.
A United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Dakota (C-47 Skytrain) transport ...
Brigadier General William Old, head of Troop Carrier Command, decorates five RAF Wing Commanders with the American Distinguished ...
Part 1: Near Milestone 82 on the Manipur Road a signpost gives the distance to Worcester (5,100 miles, 'no way ...
Scenes of mortar training, a crashed Japanese bomber, mountainous scenery, a wounded Japanese prisoner and captured equipment, and ...
An Anti-Tank Regiment enjoy the pleasure of an improvised oven and a well-organised post office at their camp ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia, and American Lieutenant-General Daniel Sultan visit the ...