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Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar.
After the capture of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, British troops enter the fort complex to witness a flag ...
Troops of 19th Indian Division have cleared the Japanese from positions at the top of Monastery Hill, Burma, ...
Airstrikes by RAF Hurribombers (Hurricane fighter-bombers) on Fort Dufferin and troops of 6th Gurkha Rifles marching towards Mandalay, ...
Troops of 19th Indian Division enter Mandalay, Burma, but the Japanese defending Fort Dufferin still hold out despite ...
Mortars are fired to cover the activities of 1st Battalion 6th Gurkha Rifles who are clearing the south west corner ...
Scenes of post-war Burma. The funeral procession is most likely that of Bogyoke Aung San (leader of the ...
A Royal Artillery unit use an Ordnance BL 6-inch howitzer to blast holes in the walls of Fort ...
The north corner of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, Burma, which is being used as a supply depot by the Japanese, ...
British troops from 19th Indian Division advance into the north of Mandalay, Burma, and aid the attack on ...
British troops watch as Monastery Hill, a known Japanese Observation Post overlooking Mandalay, Burma, and Fort Dufferin are ...
Views from Mandalay Hill, Burma, of Ordnance QF 25-pounder field guns and BL 5.5-inch medium guns shelling Japanese ...
Mandalay, Burma's second city, has been left deserted but for a few hardy local people and some military ...
Scenes of the devastation in Mandalay, Burma, are revealed as the Supreme Allied Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten visits ...
Mandalay Hill (Mandalay, Burma), now clear of Japanese soldiers, is held by the British Army but fighting is ...
After a service of thanksgiving in Rangoon to mark the end of the war in Europe the troops ...
Field Security Section attached to the 100th Brigade attend to the medical needs of local Burmese from the ...
In the jungle around the town of Tamandu, Burma, a field hospital has been set up to look ...
Sir Reginald Dorman-Smith, the recently returned Governor of Burma, entertains a range of Burmese dignitaries aboard the Royal ...
Major-General Eric Mansergh, commander of 5th Indian Division, seen conferring with Major-General David 'Punch' Cowan, commander of 17th ...
Men and women of the Entertainments National Service Association, or ENSA, entertain RAF personnel on a forward airstrip ...
Indian troops of 2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (123rd Brigade, 5th Indian Division) seen on patrol in the ...
Muddy frontline conditions are emphasised through shots of airmen wading through waterlogged airfield perimeter trenches, and later pushing ...
Infantry of 1st Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) seen patrolling in monsoon conditions in the flooded 'Sittang ...
Mortar crews of 56th Anti-Tank Regiment Royal Artillery, 5th Indian Division, engage Japanese snipers near Toungoo, Burma.
An Ordance ...
Operations by RAF De Havilland Mosquito aircraft at Joari airfield, east of Cox's Bazaar, India, and paratroopers descending ...
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, arrives in Rangoon, Burma, for a tour of inspection.
Mountbatten ...
View ...
Brief film showing vehicles of 5th Indian Division struggling in muddy conditions on the Tiddim Road, Burma.
Vehicles negotiating ...
At a Remount Depot and Veterinary Hospital, mules are treated and trained ready for service on the Burma ...
At an East African Reinforcement Camp an entertainment unit stages a show for troops of 11th East African ...
Men of No. 6 Air Formation Signals RAF seen at work laying and repairing telephone lines at Mingaladon ...
Group of American paratroopers are dropped 180 miles behind Japanese lines. Group splits into two. One group is killed and ...
Following the withdrawal of Japanese forces, troops of 29th Brigade (36th Division) occupy the town of Indaw, Burma.
Wrecked ...
British troops of 4th Indian Infantry Brigade proceed from Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island, Burma up the Thanzit River.
Indian ...
Variety of scenes of an advance by 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, near Mount Popa (approximately 40 miles ...
At Toungoo, Burma, Douglas Dakota transport aircraft of RAF 62 Squadron are loaded with sacks of rice for ...
British tanks and troops move forward to capture a Japanese position just north of Mandalay, Burma.
19th Indian Division ...
Shirtless men queue for their dinner in the open air; their tents can be seen in the background. A mug ...
Examination of Japan's rle as aggressor in the Second World War.
Japanese culture and duality ("restraint at home, excess ...
After the liberation of Rangoon, British troops of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, go sightseeing and visit ...
The beach at Kyaukpyu on the northern tip of Ramree Island, Burma, is used as a repair base ...
A detailed look at rice cultivation in Burma.
British actress Patricia Burka, serving with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), entertains airmen at Sadaung, Burma.
Patricia Burke ...
Stage and film star Patricia Burke gives an impromptu show to British troops while she is the guest ...
The World Health Organisation at work in Bolivia, Nigeria and Burma.
INSTRUCTIONAL. Aspects of life in Burma.
A riverside community populated by true Burmese, children playing in the water, women washing clothes ...