2ND BATTALION 13TH FRONTIER FORCE RIFLES ADVANCING AT LETPAN

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: JIN 28).

Synopsis

Troops of 2nd Battalion, 13th Frontier Force Rifles (4th Indian Infantry Brigade, 26th Indian Division) advancing south after amphibious landings at Letpan, in the Arakan region of Burma.

Harbour Defence Motor Launch (HDML) 1265 in a chaung (river or watercourse) with a landing craft alongside. Indian troops on the march along a road. Japanese sign on a tree. Indian troops moving off into thick vegetation. Troops encounter some local civilians, and have an apparently good-natured conversation. Indian troops on the march. Troops on the march; amongst them is a British naval officer armed with an M1 Carbine. Indian troops of 2nd Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles crouched in a ditch or similar (by an earth bank) with fixed bayonets. A Frontier Force Rifles' Bren gun position. A Major Mohammed Muzaffar looking at a map with a group of his men. Troops on the march with Major Muzaffar beckoning troops forward.

Notes

Dopesheet states that these troops were the furthest south (i.e. the furthest forward)

This film is documented as shot by the Indian Army Film Unit, but the cameraman was an American of the SEAC Photo Unit (US).

For other film relating to landings at Letpan, see related items.

 

Titles

  • 2ND BATTALION 13TH FRONTIER FORCE RIFLES ADVANCING AT LETPAN (Allocated)
Series Title:
BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
 

Technical Data

Year:
1945
Running Time:
3 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
237 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
India
Sponsor
Indian Army Directorate of Public Relations
cameraman
Sprague, J (Sergeant)
Production company
Indian Army Film Unit