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Burma attained independence in 1948. It is now known as Myanmar.
A senior British officer of 26th Indian Division meets Burmese civilians.
A group of servicemen, presumably Army officers, seen ...
Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a march past of troops, church service of thanksgiving, and landing ...
Troops of 19th Indian Division lay on a special party for children, recently released from Japanese internment, in ...
Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, visits a forward airfield on the Mandalay Front, Burma.
Air Marshal ...
Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, visits Rangoon, Burma.
RAF ensign flying from a flagpole. Air Marshal ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey, newly appointed commander of 14th Army, arrives by air at Mingaladon airfield in Rangoon, ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, commander Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits 11th East African Division.
At an ...
Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits a variety of locations in ...
Scenes of a Roman Catholic Mass held in a pagoda at Sadaung, Burma.
Pagoda spires. Several takes of an ...
An intelligence officer briefs pilots of RAF 136 Squadron at Rumkhapalong airfield, whose Supermarine Spitfires kick up clouds ...
From a true story - School pupil Maung Ba at school writes an essay on why he will remain a ...
The 81st West African Division is in the process of pushing the Japanese from Mowdok, India (Bangladesh) to ...
Supplies are dropped from a Dakota to a forward Army division, and local Burmese villagers are employed to ...
RAF Supermarine Spitfires of RAF 155 Squadron escort Douglas Dakota transport aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force ...
Film showing the movement of supplies from the port of Chittagong, India (Bangladesh), to Dohazari and onwards by ...
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, is seen en route to Singapore with General ...
The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits Mandalay, Burma, with other senior ...
The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits officers and men of 3rd Special ...
The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, meets troops of 2nd Division, probably ...
The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, meets troops of 2nd Division.
A jeep marked ...
Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command (SEAC), arrives by air in Rangoon, Burma, ...
The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, makes a tour of inspection of ...
Japanese troops, probably of 53rd Division, 33rd Army, surrender their arms and equipment to men of 1st Battalion, ...
Infantry of 1st Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles (99th Brigade, 17th Indian Division) supported by tanks, attack a Japanese ...
Supported by tanks, Gurkha infantry of 48th Brigade, 17th Indian Division, IV Corps, seen mopping up pockets of ...
Following the capture of Myingyan, north of Meiktila, Burma, Sherman tanks and infantry work together to flush out ...
Just to the rear of the fighting area in Taungtha, north-west of Meiktila, Burma, 5th Indian Division Recovery ...
Tanks and infantry of 63rd Brigade, 17th Indian Division, supported by aircraft, overcome unexpected Japanese resistance at the ...
Gurkha infantry of 63rd Brigade, supported by tanks and aircraft, attack a Japanese position at Payagyi, ten miles ...
Sherman medium tanks of 255th Indian Tank Brigade being used to consolidate 7th Division's bridgehead over the Irrawaddy ...
Scenes of peasant agriculture and Buddhist temple bells near Mandalay, Burma.
Burmese peasant farmers thresh grain using bullocks to ...
At Thanbyuzayat camp in Burma Asian forced labourers receive food, clothing and medical attention from the Civil Affairs ...
The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' (REME) Light Aid Detachment of 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery ...
Tanks and men from 255th Armoured Brigade and 17th Indian Division spearhead the advance across the Irrawaddy River ...
As 17th Indian Division (IV Corps) approach Meiktila, Burma, they encounter more evidence of Japanese sabotage to halt ...
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 ...
I. "S.E.A.C." a. WAAFs arrive (by ship) in India and, as well as starting new duties, do some sightseeing. b. ...
I. [Recent developments in aviation.] a. Sikorsky two-seater training Helicopter, Hoverfly I; commentary explains advantages over the autogiro. b. A ...
Two days of continuous rain reduce the roads to a sea of mud, making driving conditions challenging, around ...
RAF Repair Units clear bomb debris from Rangoon, Burma, while transport aircraft fly despite atrocious monsoon weather.
Bomb damage ...
Reel 1:Air Marshal Coryton, Air Commodore the Earl of Bandon and Group Captain David seen talking on beach airstrip on ...
The construction of a supply route through Burma's jungles and mountains by US troops under General Joseph Stilwell ...
Reel 1: At Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin) a quantity of captured Japanese biscuits are distributed to refugees. Shots of biscuits ...
The official film record of the Prince of Wales' tour of India and Burma, 1921-22. Covering Bombay, Poona, Bharatpur, Allahabad, ...
RAF Republic Thunderbolt Mk II fighter-bombers are seen operating from an airstrip at Meiktila, central Burma.
Thunderbolt Mk II ...
A tank track is repaired. A soldier takes a lump hammer to part of the tracks. Damaged bogeys on the ...