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In 1947, British India was dissolved into two independent states, India and Pakistan.
Amateur film showing Muslim refugees arriving in Pakistan from India and at Lahore station.
Part 1, shot by Sergeant Hewit: View looking down on a Landing Craft Infantry (Large) (LCI(L)) with Indian troops aboard. ...
Part 1, shot by Sergeant Sanders: View from a landing craft with the Singapore skyline on the horizon and Landing ...
Men of 5th Maratha (Mahratta) Regiment reinforce landing sites around Setkhaw, Burma, which were taken during the night ...
Large formal lawn in gentlemen's residence where a toddler is taking unsteady steps watched by parents/grandparents and with dogs playing.
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Tanks are needed north of Tamandu, Burma, so the Royal Indian Navy transports them along the nearest river ...
Indian troops of 4th Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment (33rd Brigade, 7th Indian Division) reoccupy the oil town of ...
Consolidated Liberator heavy bombers of RAF 355 Squadron attack Japanese targets near Natkyigon, Burma
Operating from Salbani airfield, in ...
While visiting XV Corps area Lieutenant-General M B Burrows flies in to inspect 82nd West African Division on ...
Wide shot showing Lieutenant-General Roberts' staff car arriving outside the Suleiman Building in Kuala Lumpur. He meets the officer commanding. ...
The commander of 14th Army, Lieutenant-General Sir William Slim, launches two warships on the River Chindwin at Kalewa, ...
Lieutenant-General William Slim, commander of 14th Army, arrives at Meiktila, Burma, and holds a conference with other senior ...
ACTUALITY. Wildlife at the foot of the Himalayas in northern India.
Forest, mountain range in background (9). A black bear walking ...
Reel 1: Model of India, filmed at low angle with crawl of text; RAF Film Production Unit presents Life in ...
Rural life in the mountainous valley near Gilgit - now in the Northern areas of Pakistan.
Story of three comrades in arms in the wars of the North-West Frontier in 18th century India.
During a lull in fighting in the Maungdaw area of Arakan, Burma, British troops of 25th Indian Division ...
Depicts medical work of the London Missionary Society at Jianganj, specifically at the new hospital built by the Society to ...
Scenes showing RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft being loaded and refuelled prior to supply operations from Chandina, India.
Dakota aircraft ...
Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, visits the Kohima and Imphal fronts, India.
Mountbatten arrives ...
Lord Munster, Under-Secretary of State for India makes a tour of welfare inspection of British troops in India.
Lord ...
Personal film of Lord Willingdon, Viceroy of India from the early to mid-1930s.
Brief shot of moving steam train. Indian Maharajah ...
Amateur film. City scenes in Calcutta.
Rarely seen footage of Gandhi filmed by his great nephew, Kanu.
Speaks to a large crowd, possibly outside a railway station. ...
1880's: Tale of two tough British sergeants, Daniel Dravot and Peachy Carnehan, who journey from India through Afghanistan to the ...
Soldiers of 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment march along a rough road past traditional huts in the suburbs ...
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment move through ruined streets in Mandalay, Burma, whilst mortar batteries concentrate ...
British troops of 19th Indian Division begin to fight their way into the northern part of the city ...
The final assault on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, from the air takes place and British troops of 19th ...
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 ...
British troops from 19th Indian Division advance into the north of Mandalay, Burma, and aid the attack on ...
The situation in India in 1942.
Titles. Elephants heading along a road. A wide plain in India. Aeroplanes flying in ...
The Indian contribution to the war effort.
Titles. Long lines of Indian troops advancing towards camera. A busy Indian street, ...
In Hong Kong, British and Indian troops of the so-called 'Brindjap' force, bound for the occupation of Japan, ...
The work of medical missions in Southern Nigeria, Sarawak, Nepal and South India.
Infantry of the Assam Rifles seen preparing various traps during jungle warfare training at Sadiya, Assam, India.
Wide shot; ...
Indian troops of 2nd Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment (123rd Brigade, 5th Indian Division) seen on patrol in the ...
Edited footage showing joint American and British military police activities in Calcutta, India.
City scene showing a stationary tram ...
No main title. A man writes `God Save the King' on a blackboard. "Nevertheless they are exceedingly grateful and sent ...
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 ...
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At a Remount Depot and Veterinary Hospital, mules are treated and trained ready for service on the Burma ...