MANDALAY - SHELLING OF FORT DUFFERIN (9/3/1945)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JFU 56).
Synopsis
The north corner of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, Burma, which is being used as a supply depot by the Japanese, is shelled by British Ordnance BL 5.5-inch guns.
Notes
Unit seen is probably 134th Medium Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Mandalay, Burma's second city, was an objective of great importance due to its prestige value and logistical connections, and was also the site of a large Japanese supply dump.
Operations for the capture of Mandalay were extensively covered by other British Army cameramen. See related items.
Titles
- MANDALAY - SHELLING OF FORT DUFFERIN (9/3/1945) (Allocated)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 2 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 96 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- War Office Directorate of Public Relations
- cameraman
- Watson, W (Sergeant)
- Production company
- SEAC Film Unit