Burma

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

 
 
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SENIOR OFFICER MEETS BURMESE CIVILIANS (1944 (?)) (1944)

A senior British officer of 26th Indian Division meets Burmese civilians.

A group of servicemen, presumably Army officers, seen ...

 

SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING AND MARCH PAST IN RANGOON (12/5/1945) (1945)

Scenes after the reoccupation of Rangoon including a march past of troops, church service of thanksgiving, and landing ...

 

SERVICEMEN LAY ON A CHILDREN'S PARTY AT MAYMYO (2/4/1945) (1945)

Troops of 19th Indian Division lay on a special party for children, recently released from Japanese internment, in ...

 

SERVICEMEN LAY ON A CHILDREN'S PARTY AT MAYMYO (2/4/1945) (1945)

Troops of 19th Indian Division lay on a special party for children, recently released from Japanese internment, in ...

 

SIR KEITH PARK VISITS A FORWARD AIRSTRIP (3/1945) (1945)

Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, visits a forward airfield on the Mandalay Front, Burma.

Air Marshal ...

 

SIR KEITH PARK VISITS RANGOON (23/5/1945) (1945)

Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, visits Rangoon, Burma.

RAF ensign flying from a flagpole. Air Marshal ...

 

SIR MILES DEMPSEY IN RANGOON (19/11/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General Sir Miles Dempsey, newly appointed commander of 14th Army, arrives by air at Mingaladon airfield in Rangoon, ...

 

SIR OLIVER LEESE VISITS 11TH EAST AFRICAN DIVISION... (1945)

Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, commander Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits 11th East African Division.

At an ...

 

SIR OLIVER LEESE VISITS RANGOON (17/6/1945) (1945)

Lieutenant-General Sir Oliver Leese, Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia (ALFSEA), visits a variety of locations in ...

 

SO THIS IS INDIA: ROMAN CATHOLIC SERVICE IN PAGODA... (1945)

Scenes of a Roman Catholic Mass held in a pagoda at Sadaung, Burma.

Pagoda spires. Several takes of an ...

 

SPITFIRE OPERATIONS BY RAF 136 SQUADRON, 165 WING AT... (1944)

An intelligence officer briefs pilots of RAF 136 Squadron at Rumkhapalong airfield, whose Supermarine Spitfires kick up clouds ...

 

STORY FROM BURMA (1941)

From a true story - School pupil Maung Ba at school writes an essay on why he will remain a ...

 

STORY OF THE WEST AFRICAN TROOPS (31/10/1944) (1944)

The 81st West African Division is in the process of pushing the Japanese from Mowdok, India (Bangladesh) to ...

 

SUPPLIES TO THE FORWARD TROOPS IN NORTHERN BURMA (31/1/1945) (1945)

Supplies are dropped from a Dakota to a forward Army division, and local Burmese villagers are employed to ...

 

SUPPLY DROPPING: SPITFIRES ESCORT DAKOTAS (17/3/1945) (1945)

RAF Supermarine Spitfires of RAF 155 Squadron escort Douglas Dakota transport aircraft of the Royal Canadian Air Force ...

 

SUPPLY LINES: CHITTAGONG TO DOHAZARI TO ARAKAN (1944... (1944)

Film showing the movement of supplies from the port of Chittagong, India (Bangladesh), to Dohazari and onwards by ...

 

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER EN ROUTE TO SINGAPORE (10/9/1945) (1945)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, is seen en route to Singapore with General ...

 

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER LORD MOUNTBATTEN VISITS MANDALAY,... (1945)

The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits Mandalay, Burma, with other senior ...

 

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER VISITS 3RD SPECIAL SERVICE... (1944)

The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits officers and men of 3rd Special ...

 

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER VISITS TROOPS (3/1945 (ca)) (1945)

The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, meets troops of 2nd Division, probably ...

 

SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER VISITS TROOPS OF 2ND DIVISION... (1945)

The Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, meets troops of 2nd Division.

A jeep marked ...

 

SUPREMO ARRIVES IN RANGOON TO VISIT BRITISH PRISONERS... (1945)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command (SEAC), arrives by air in Rangoon, Burma, ...

 

SUPREMO VISITS RANGOON (15/7/1945) (1945)

The Supreme Allied Commander of South East Asia Command, Lord Louis Mountbatten, makes a tour of inspection of ...

 

SURRENDER OF JAPANESE TROOPS ON THE BANKS OF THE SITTANG... (1945)

Japanese troops, probably of 53rd Division, 33rd Army, surrender their arms and equipment to men of 1st Battalion, ...

 

TANK AND INFANTRY ATTACK ON OKPO NEAR MEIKTILA (3/4/1945) (1945)

Infantry of 1st Battalion, 3rd Gurkha Rifles (99th Brigade, 17th Indian Division) supported by tanks, attack a Japanese ...

 

TANK AND INFANTRY ATTACK ON YEWE (5/4/1945) (1945)

Supported by tanks, Gurkha infantry of 48th Brigade, 17th Indian Division, IV Corps, seen mopping up pockets of ...

 

TANK RAID NEAR MYINGYAN (23/3/1945) (1945)

Following the capture of Myingyan, north of Meiktila, Burma, Sherman tanks and infantry work together to flush out ...

 

TANK REPAIRS NEAR TAUNGTHA (28/3/1945) (1945)

Just to the rear of the fighting area in Taungtha, north-west of Meiktila, Burma, 5th Indian Division Recovery ...

 

TANK, AIR AND INFANTRY ATTACK ON PYINBONGYI AT 68 MILESTONE... (1945)

Tanks and infantry of 63rd Brigade, 17th Indian Division, supported by aircraft, overcome unexpected Japanese resistance at the ...

 

TANK, INFANTRY AND AIR ATTACK ON PAYAGYI (29/4/1945) (1945)

Gurkha infantry of 63rd Brigade, supported by tanks and aircraft, attack a Japanese position at Payagyi, ten miles ...

 

TANKS MOVING FORWARD FROM 7TH DIVISION BRIDGEHEAD (19/2/1945) (1945)

Sherman medium tanks of 255th Indian Tank Brigade being used to consolidate 7th Division's bridgehead over the Irrawaddy ...

 

TEMPLE BELLS (4/4/1945) (1945)

Scenes of peasant agriculture and Buddhist temple bells near Mandalay, Burma.

Burmese peasant farmers thresh grain using bullocks to ...

 

THANBYUZAYAT SWEAT CAMP: RELIEF AND EVACUATION OF ASIAN... (1945)

At Thanbyuzayat camp in Burma Asian forced labourers receive food, clothing and medical attention from the Civil Affairs ...

 

THE ACTIVITIES OF A ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL... (1945)

The Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers' (REME) Light Aid Detachment of 8th (Belfast) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment Royal Artillery ...

 

THE ADVANCE TO MEIKTILA (27/2/1945) (1945)

Tanks and men from 255th Armoured Brigade and 17th Indian Division spearhead the advance across the Irrawaddy River ...

 

THE APPROACH TO MEIKTILA (1/3/1945) (1945)

As 17th Indian Division (IV Corps) approach Meiktila, Burma, they encounter more evidence of Japanese sabotage to halt ...

 

THE CAPTURE AND DESTRUCTION OF KHA KHUNOU (18/7/1944) (1944)

On 17 July 1944 the greatest barrage ever laid down on a single target took place when one ...

 

THE CHINDITS OPERATE IN BURMA DURING THE MONSOON SEASON... (1944)

As the fight begins to take Burma back from the Japanese the Chindits mount long range patrols in ...

 

the GEN NO 12 (1945) enhanced entry

I. "S.E.A.C." a. WAAFs arrive (by ship) in India and, as well as starting new duties, do some sightseeing. b. ...

 

the GEN NO 14 (1945)has video enhanced entry

I. [Recent developments in aviation.] a. Sikorsky two-seater training Helicopter, Hoverfly I; commentary explains advantages over the autogiro. b. A ...

 

THE MOVE TO MINONG (8/1/1945) (1945)

Two days of continuous rain reduce the roads to a sea of mud, making driving conditions challenging, around ...

 

THE RAF IN RANGOON (6/8/1945) (1945)

RAF Repair Units clear bomb debris from Rangoon, Burma, while transport aircraft fly despite atrocious monsoon weather.

Bomb damage ...

 

THE RECONNAISSANCE AND OCCUPATION OF AKYAB ISLAND,... (1945)

Reel 1:Air Marshal Coryton, Air Commodore the Earl of Bandon and Group Captain David seen talking on beach airstrip on ...

 

the STILWELL ROAD (1945) enhanced entry

The construction of a supply route through Burma's jungles and mountains by US troops under General Joseph Stilwell ...

 

THE WORK OF THE CIVIL AFFAIRS SERVICE (BURMA) AT MEIKTILA,... (1945)

Reel 1: At Maymyo (Pyin U Lwin) a quantity of captured Japanese biscuits are distributed to refugees. Shots of biscuits ...

 

THROUGH INDIA AND BURMA WITH H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES (1922)

The official film record of the Prince of Wales' tour of India and Burma, 1921-22. Covering Bombay, Poona, Bharatpur, Allahabad, ...

 

THUNDERBOLTS AT MEIKTILA (6/1945 (ca)) (1945)

RAF Republic Thunderbolt Mk II fighter-bombers are seen operating from an airstrip at Meiktila, central Burma.

Thunderbolt Mk II ...

 

TIDDIM OPERATIONS BY 5TH INDIAN DIVISION (13/10/1944) (1944)

A tank track is repaired. A soldier takes a lump hammer to part of the tracks. Damaged bogeys on the ...