VISIT OF GENERAL DAN SULTAN TO 36TH DIVISION (14/2/1945)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 16).
Synopsis
United States Army Lieutenant-General Daniel Sultan (Commander of the Burma-India Theatre) arrives in his private Douglas C47 Skytrain called 'The Magic Carpet' in Bahe, Burma.
Sultan is met at 36th Division HQ, Bahe by Major-General F W Festing. Also present is Captain J C Riddel (Aide-de-Camp to General Festing). They drive off in a jeep.
Notes
At this point 36th Division was part of Northern Combat Area Command (NCAC) under the Lieutenant-General Sultan. NCAC was a multi-national force comprising Mars Task Force (American and Chinese) and two Chinese Armies (New First Army and New Sixth Army) in addition to 36th British Division.
Titles
- VISIT OF GENERAL DAN SULTAN TO 36TH DIVISION (14/2/1945) (Allocated)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 1 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 91 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- War Office Directorate of Public Relations
- cameraman
- Wishart, B F (Sergeant)
- Production company
- SEAC Film Unit
