General Sir George Giffard, Commander-in-Chief 11th Army Group, inspects his forward troops near Tamu on the Indian-Burmese border.

General Giffard chats to other officers, including Major-General O L Roberts, General Officer Commanding 23rd Indian Division, whilst inspecting a bulldozer and other material destroyed in fighting against the Japanese. A Japanese Type 97 Te-Ke tankette is badly damaged; it has no track left on one side. Conditions under foot are very muddy. The officers walk away. General Giffard inspects units on the Tiddim Road including an Indian regiment and 4th Battalion Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Mountains tower in the background as General Giffard walks past tents in the encampment. Giffard gets off a truck and is led into the jungle where he chats to shirtless men who stand alongside traditional huts. He inspects men, who wear their tin hats, then walks off. A Japanese flag has been laid out in the mud and a pair of booted feet walk over it, wipe their muddy soles on the flag and then continue walking.

Notes

Dopesheet describes this as two separate visits, firstly on 4 August 1944 to 5th Brigade of 2nd Division at their HQ 4 miles from Tamu. Secondly, to the Tiddim Road sector on 5 August. Other units mentioned on the dopesheet are 4th Battalion 7th Rajput Regiment, 3rd Battalion 2nd Punjab Regiment, 3rd Battalion 9th Jat Regiment, and 254th Tank Brigade.

For more footage relating to operations around Tiddim and the Tiddim Road, see related items.