Burma

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

 
 
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MANDALAY - AIR RESUPPLY AND SHELLING (16/3/1945) (1945)

As the British Army make their way into Mandalay, Burma, they are re-supplied by air drops from Douglas ...

 

MANDALAY - ARTILLERY FIRE, AIRSTRIKES AND ANGLO-INDIAN... (1945)

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment move through ruined streets in Mandalay, Burma, whilst mortar batteries concentrate ...

 

MANDALAY - ENTRY BY TANKS AND TROOPS OF 19TH INDIAN... (1945)

British troops of 19th Indian Division begin to fight their way into the northern part of the city ...

 

MANDALAY - FINAL ASSAULT ON FORT DUFFERIN AND CIVILIAN... (1945)

The final assault on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, from the air takes place and British troops of 19th ...

 

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 - 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 ...