Burma

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

 
 
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MANDALAY - FLAGRAISING AT FORT DUFFERIN BY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL... (1945)

After the capture of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, British troops enter the fort complex to witness a flag ...

 

MANDALAY - GURKHAS CLEAR ENEMY FROM MONASTERY TUNNELS... (1945)

Troops of 19th Indian Division have cleared the Japanese from positions at the top of Monastery Hill, Burma, ...

 

MANDALAY - HURRICANE AIRSTRIKES AND 6TH GURKHAS ON... (1945)

Airstrikes by RAF Hurribombers (Hurricane fighter-bombers) on Fort Dufferin and troops of 6th Gurkha Rifles marching towards Mandalay, ...

 

MANDALAY - MORTAR FIRE AND AIRSTRIKES (18/3/1945) (1945)

Troops of 19th Indian Division enter Mandalay, Burma, but the Japanese defending Fort Dufferin still hold out despite ...

 

MANDALAY - MORTAR FIRE, ANGLO-INDIAN CIVILIANS, AIR... (1945)

Mortars are fired to cover the activities of 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles who are clearing the south west corner ...

 

MANDALAY - RANGOON (1947) enhanced entry

Scenes of post-war Burma. The funeral procession is most likely that of Bogyoke Aung San (leader of the ...

 

MANDALAY - SHELLING FORT DUFFERIN AT POINT BLANK RANGE... (1945)

A Royal Artillery unit use an Ordnance BL 6-inch howitzer to blast holes in the walls of Fort ...

 

MANDALAY - SHELLING OF FORT DUFFERIN (9/3/1945) (1945)

The north corner of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, Burma, which is being used as a supply depot by the Japanese, ...

 

MANDALAY - SHELLING OF MANDALAY HILL (10/3/1945) (1945)

British troops from 19th Indian Division advance into the north of Mandalay, Burma, and aid the attack on ...

 

MANDALAY - SHELLING OF MANDALAY HILL AND FORT DUFFERIN... (1945)

British troops watch as Monastery Hill, a known Japanese Observation Post overlooking Mandalay, Burma, and Fort Dufferin are ...

 

MANDALAY - SHELLING, SNIPERS AND AIRSTRIKES SEEN FROM... (1945)

Views from Mandalay Hill, Burma, of Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns and BL 5.5-inch medium guns shelling Japanese ...

 

MANDALAY AFTER THE ACTION (24/3/1945) (1945)

Mandalay, Burma's second city, has been left deserted but for a few hardy local people and some military ...

 

MANDALAY AND SUPREMO'S VISIT (22/3/1945) (1945)

Scenes of the devastation in Mandalay, Burma, are revealed as the Supreme Allied Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten visits ...

 

MANDALAY HILL (13/3/1945) (1945)

Mandalay Hill (Mandalay, Burma), now clear of Japanese soldiers, is held by the British Army but fighting is ...

 

MARCH PAST IN RANGOON AFTER SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING... (1945)

After a service of thanksgiving in Rangoon to mark the end of the war in Europe the troops ...

 

MEDICAL ATTENTION AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION TO BURMESE... (1945)

Field Security Section attached to the 100th Brigade attend to the medical needs of local Burmese from the ...

 

MEDICAL TREATMENT IN THE FIELD BY 82ND WEST AFRICAN... (1945) enhanced entry

In the jungle around the town of Tamandu, Burma, a field hospital has been set up to look ...

 

MEETING ABOARD HMS CUMBERLAND BETWEEN SIR REGINALD... (1945)

Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, the recently returned Governor of Burma, entertains a range of Burmese dignitaries aboard the Royal ...

 

MEETING ABOARD HMS CUMBERLAND BETWEEN SIR REGINALD... (1945)

Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, the recently returned Governor of Burma, entertains a range of Burmese dignitaries aboard the Royal ...

 

MEETING OF GENERAL MANSERGH, GENERAL COWAN AND MAJOR... (1945)

Major-General Eric Mansergh, commander of 5th Indian Division, seen conferring with Major-General David 'Punch' Cowan, commander of 17th ...

 

MEMBERS OF ENSA PERFORM FOR RAF AIRMEN ON TABINGAUNG... (1945)

Men and women of the Entertainments National Service Association, or ENSA, entertain RAF personnel on a forward airstrip ...

 

MEN OF THE PUNJAB REGIMENT ON PATROL AND STRETCHER... (1944)

Indian troops of 2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (123rd Brigade, 5th Indian Division) seen on patrol in the ...

 

MONSOON CONDITIONS ON FRONTLINE RAF AIRFIELDS IN BURMA... (1944)

Muddy frontline conditions are emphasised through shots of airmen wading through waterlogged airfield perimeter trenches, and later pushing ...

 

MONSOON PATROLS IN THE SITTANG BEND (13/7/1945) (1945)

Infantry of 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) seen patrolling in monsoon conditions in the flooded 'Sittang ...

 

MONSOON PATROLS IN THE SITTANG BEND (13/7/1945) (1945)

Infantry of 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) seen patrolling in monsoon conditions in the flooded 'Sittang ...

 

MORTARS AT TOUNGOO (23/4/1945) (1945)

Mortar crews of 56th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, 5th Indian Division, engage Japanese snipers near Toungoo, Burma.

An Ordance ...

 

MOSQUITO BUILD-UP (1/5/1945) (1945)

Operations by RAF De Havilland Mosquito aircraft at Joari airfield, east of Cox's Bazaar, India, and paratroopers descending ...

 

MOUNTBATTEN VISITS RANGOON (1946)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, arrives in Rangoon, Burma, for a tour of inspection.

Mountbatten ...

 

MOUNTBATTEN VISITS RANGOON (1946)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, arrives in Rangoon, Burma, for a tour of inspection.

View ...

 

MUDDY CONDITIONS ON THE TIDDIM ROAD (29/9/1944) (1944)

Brief film showing vehicles of 5th Indian Division struggling in muddy conditions on the Tiddim Road, Burma.

Vehicles negotiating ...

 

MULES FOR THE BURMA FRONT (1944) (1944)

At a Remount Depot and Veterinary Hospital, mules are treated and trained ready for service on the Burma ...

NO.1 EAST AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT UNIT (6/1945)

NO.1 EAST AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT UNIT (6/1945) (1945)has video enhanced entry

At an East African Reinforcement Camp an entertainment unit stages a show for troops of 11th East African ...

 

NO.6 AIR FORMATION SIGNALS AT MINGALADON AIRFIELD RANGOON... (1945)

Men of No. 6 Air Formation Signals RAF seen at work laying and repairing telephone lines at Mingaladon ...

 

OBJECTIVE, BURMA! (1945)

Group of American paratroopers are dropped 180 miles behind Japanese lines. Group splits into two. One group is killed and ...

 

OCCUPATION OF INDAW BY 29TH BRIGADE (11/12/1944) (1944)

Following the withdrawal of Japanese forces, troops of 29th Brigade (36th Division) occupy the town of Indaw, Burma.

Wrecked ...

 

ON HMS ROEBUCK EN ROUTE FOR PYIN WAN (LETPAN LANDING)... (1945)

British troops of 4th Indian Infantry Brigade proceed from Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island, Burma up the Thanzit River.

Indian ...

 

OPENING THE ROAD OVER THE SLOPES OF MOUNT POPA TO KYAUKPADAUNG... (1945)

Variety of scenes of an advance by 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, near Mount Popa (approximately 40 miles ...

 

OPERATION HUNGER: AIR SUPPLY OF RICE TO NORTHERN BURMA (1946)

At Toungoo, Burma, Douglas Dakota transport aircraft of RAF 62 Squadron are loaded with sacks of rice for ...

 

OPERATIONS FOR CAPTURE OF MANDALAY - TANKS AND TROOPS... (1945)

British tanks and troops move forward to capture a Japanese position just north of Mandalay, Burma.

19th Indian Division ...

 

OPERATIONS IN NORTH BURMA (15/7/1944) (1944)

Shirtless men queue for their dinner in the open air; their tents can be seen in the background. A mug ...

 

OUR ENEMY JAPAN (1945)

Examination of Japan's rle as aggressor in the Second World War.

Japanese culture and duality ("restraint at home, excess ...

 

OUR TROOPS VISIT SHWEDAGON PAGODA (17/5/1945) (1945)

After the liberation of Rangoon, British troops of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, go sightseeing and visit ...

 

OVERHAULING OF LANDING CRAFT AT RAMREE (9/3/1945) (1945)

The beach at Kyaukpyu on the northern tip of Ramree Island, Burma, is used as a repair base ...

 

PADDY - THE VERY BEST THING IN BURMA (1925)

A detailed look at rice cultivation in Burma.

 

PATRICIA BURKE ENTERTAINS AN RAF SPITFIRE SQUADRON... (1945)

British actress Patricia Burka, serving with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), entertains airmen at Sadaung, Burma.

Patricia Burke ...

 

PATRICIA BURKE PERFORMS FOR BRITISH TROOPS AT AKYAB... (1945)

Stage and film star Patricia Burke gives an impromptu show to British troops while she is the guest ...

 

PEOPLE LIKE MARIA (1958)

The World Health Organisation at work in Bolivia, Nigeria and Burma.

 

PEOPLES OF BURMA (1948)

INSTRUCTIONAL. Aspects of life in Burma.

A riverside community populated by true Burmese, children playing in the water, women washing clothes ...