As XXXIII Indian Corps pushes across the River Chindwin in Burma, DUKW ('Duck') amphibious trucks are used to help transport men, stores and vehicles across the river.

A DUKW amphibian (Duck) alongside a raft carrying a light lorry. DUKW passing; it marked with the badge of XXXIII Indian Corps and the name Admiral. Jeep ambulance being unloaded by a crane. Raft with DUKW passing in the background. Raft tying up at a jetty. Lorry heading towards the river; it passes a wooden hut and approaches camera. Troops at the riverbank. Lorry approaching; it is some kind of specialised type (a bowser?). Onto the raft. DUKW approaching; it is marked Angostura. Rolling a log down the riverbank. Boat moving off. An Indian soldier, up a tree, adjusts a pulley. A jeep is hoisted up and a DUKW parked underneath it. The jeep is unhooked. Winch cable winding. DUKW on the water carrying a jeep. A DUKW with jeep entering the water. DUKW driver. Water churning at the stern. DUKW beaching. Hoisting jeep off the DUKW on far side with wooden A-frame. A DUKW (named HMA Aggressor) drives out from underneath a suspended jeep. Jeep is untied. Raft with lorry approaching. Pan of the beach. Lorry passing.

Notes

Burma's geography made riverine mobility, both for conveying troops, equipment and stores across rivers, and for using those rivers as supply routes, a matter of great importance This film is useful as a record of the versatility of the DUKW.

Series note: The MWY series of films is believed to be part of a ‘pool’ of film received by the Government of India from various sources, including South East Asia Command, the Indian Inter-Service Public Relations Directorate, the Ministry of Information, and from Allied governments. This footage would have been considered for editing and release through the Indian Newsreel Parade; see INR series.