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ASKARIS TRAINING IN CEYLON (6/1944(?)) (1944)

African troops (askaris), probably of the 11th East African Division, are seen training in jungle country in Ceylon ...

 

AT IMPHAL: FIRE AT AMMUNITION DUMP AND GURKHAS OF ASSAM... (1944)

A rough road in countryside. A pall of smoke rises and debris lies around a XXXIII Indian Corps ammunition dump. ...

 

ATTACK ON FORT DUFFERIN (23/3/1945) (1945)

Concerted attacks by the RAF and British Army on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma are seen both from the ...

 

ATTACK ON KENNEDY PEAK BY 5TH INDIAN DIVISION (2/11/1944) (1944)

A mortar battery of 56th Anti-Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, along with tanks and aircraft, supports an attack on ...

 

ATTACK ON PYAWBWE BY 17TH INDIAN DIVISION (11/4/1945) (1945)

Troops of 17th Indian Division seen attacking the village of Pyawbwe, on the road to Rangoon, Burma, and ...

 

AUSTER PILOTS PRACTICE CARRIER LANDINGS ON RAMREE ISLAND... (1945)

Pilots of an Artillery Air Observation Post (AOP) Squadron, attached to 26th Indian Division, practice landing in confined ...

 

BAILEY BRIDGE OVER THE PEGU CANAL AND SHERMANS IN ACTION... (1945)

Wide shot showing a very large structure built of Bailey bridging sections. Men of the Madras Sappers and Miners heaving ...

 

BATTLE OF BRITAIN ANNIVERSARY PARADE, CALCUTTA, INDIA... (1944)

The RAF lead a parade in Calcutta (Kolkata) India, mounted to mark the anniversary of the Battle of ...

 

BATTLE OF RANGOON - LOW-LEVEL HEAVY BOMBING BY RAF... (1945)

RAF Liberators bomb defences in support of amphibious landings against Rangoon, Burma.

Aerial footage of Spitfires in the distance. ...

 

BEAUFIGHTER OPERATIONS FROM CHIRINGA (18/9/1944) (1944)

Aerial and ground footage of operations by RAF Bristol Beaufighter fighter-bombers based at Chiringa, Bengal Province, India (Bangladesh).

Aerial ...

 

BENGAL'S GOVERNOR IN MANDALAY (18/3/1945) (1945)

His Excellency the Governor-General of Bengal, Mr Richard Gardiner Casey and Lieutenant-General W J ("Bill") Slim visit Mandalay, ...

 

BIRTHDAY PARADE IN HONOUR OF PRINCESS BEATRIX OF HOLLAND... (1946)

In Batavia, Dutch East Indies (Jakarta, Indonesia) a parade is mounted in honour of the birthday of Princess ...

 

BLOOD TRANSFUSION IN THE FIELD TO LUSHAI BRIGADE AT... (1944)

A doctor of the Indian Army Medical Corps administers a blood transfusion in the field to a wounded ...

 

BLOOD TRANSFUSION TO WEST AFRICAN TROOPS ON RAMREE... (1945)

At 30 West African Field Dressing Station at Kyaukpyu, volunteers from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines give ...

 

BLOWING SPAN OF THE PEGU BRIDGE (3/8/1945) (1945)

The single remaining span of the Pegu Bridge, originally blown by the British in 1942, is demolished by ...

 

BLOWING SPAN OF THE PEGU BRIDGE (3/8/1945) (1945)

The single remaining span of the Pegu Bridge, originally blown by the British in 1942, is demolished by ...

 

BOFORS GUNNERS PRACTISE LOADING AND UNLOADING FROM... (1945)

Gunners of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, equipped with QF 40mm (Bofors) guns, practice loading and unloaded ...

 

BOMB AND SHELL DAMAGE IN MANDALAY (23/3/1945) (1945)

Mandalay, Burma, has been left devastated by the bombing and shelling of the British forces attacking the Japanese.

General ...

 

BREN GUN CARRIERS ON THE ROAD TO MEIKTILA (27/2/1945) (1945)

17th Indian Division IV Corps on the road between Nyaungu and Meiktila, Burma.

Sherman tanks of Probyn's Horse (5th ...

 

BRIDGEHEAD OPERATIONS ON IRRAWADDY (28/2/1945) (1945)

Troops and armour are carried across the Irrawaddy River, Burma, at Myinze by a mixture of DUKWs and ...

 

BRIGADIER TAUNTON ARRIVES AT JAPANESE AERODROME AT... (1945)

Brigadier Taunton, commander of 80th Indian Brigade (20th Indian Division) arrives at a Japanese airfield in Saigon as ...

 

BRIGADIER'S CONFERENCE BEFORE 7TH DIVISION'S IRRAWADDY... (1945)

Brigadier R G Collingwood, commander of 33rd Brigade (7th Indian Division) holds a conference of officers on the ...

 

BRITISH MEDALS FOR MALAYAN GUERILLAS IN SINGAPORE (1946)

Lord Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia, awards medals to members of the Malayan People's Anti-Japanese ...

 

BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR LEAVE RANGOON (4/5/1945) (1945)

Allied prisoners of war (POWs), recently liberated from Japanese captivity at Rangoon jail, are seen boarding a ship ...

 

BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVE IN BATAVIA (30/9/1945) (1945)

Red and white flag of the Indonesian republic flying. Graffiti reads 'Freedom the glory of any nation'. Small pieces of ...

 

BRITISH VERSUS CHINESE FOOTBALL MATCH IN KOWLOON (2/11/1945) (1945)

A football match is played at King's Park, Kowloon, between a team from No. 44 Commando Royal Marines ...

 

BUILDING A FERRY ON THE KALAPANZIN RIVER (14/12/1944) (1944)

West African Engineers construct a ferry over the Kalapanzin River in the Arakan region of Burma.

African troops of ...

 

BUILDING A STRATEGIC RAF JUNGLE AIRFIELD ON THE COCOS... (1945)

Reel 1: A small motor launch draws alongside a troopship. A Major climbs a staircase up to the deck followed ...

 

BURMA INTELLIGENCE CORPS AND ROYAL SCOTS FUSILIERS... (1944)

Men of the Burma Intelligence Corps order civilians from their village of Namma in northern Burma before British ...

 

BURMA VICTORY (1945) enhanced entry

Film about the Allied victory in Burma.

Introduction briefly outlines the geography and climate of Burma, and the extent ...

 

BURMESE GET JAPANESE FOOD SUPPLIES (26/4/1945) (1945)

After the retreating Japanese abandon a trainload of foodstuffs in the face of the advancing 5th Indian Division ...

 

BURMESE REFUGEES IN ASSAM (6/9/1944) (1944)

Scenes from a refugee camp at Rangiya (Rangyia) in Assam, India.

Burmese civilians, including men, women and children, cross ...

 

BURMESE VILLAGE LIFE AROUND TAUNGUP (10/4/1945) (1945)

Scenes of Burmese civilian life in a large village in the Arakan region of Burma, five miles from ...

 

BURNING DOWN THE TOWN OF BEKASSI AS A PUNITIVE MEASURE... (1945)

After the murder of five RAF aircrew and twenty Indian soldiers by Indonesian nationalists, the village of Bekassi (Bekasi) ...

 

BURNING VILLAGES AND TANK SORTIE IN SURABAYA (27/11/1945) (1945)

In Surabaya a large pall of smoke hangs over a burning kampong or village. Two Chinese civilians approach carrying their ...

 

CANADIANS DELIVER RICE TO ISOLATED BURMESE (5/9/1945) (1945)

Assembled film story detailing efforts of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) 435 Squadron to provide rice to isolated ...

 

CANADIANS DROP RICE TO ISOLATED BURMESE (27/7/1945) (1945)

Canadian airmen of RCAF 435 Squadon deliver rice to Burmese civilians via the Civil Affairs Service (CAS).

A Royal ...

 

CANADIANS DROP RICE TO ISOLATED BURMESE (7/1945) (1945)

Canadian airmen of RCAF 435 Squadron deliver rice to Burmese civilians via the Civil Affairs Service (CAS).

A Royal ...

 

CAPTURE OF HILL 676 WITH AID OF TANKS (14/3/1945) (1945)

Hill feature 676 near Taungtha, north-west of Meiktila, Burma, dominates the road to Meiktila and the Japanese are ...

 

CAPTURE OF SAGAING AND AVA BRIDGE (18/3/1945) (1945)

After the capture of the Ava Bridge and the city of Sagaing in Central Burma officers from the ...

 

CAPTURED JAPANESE ARTILLERY ON DISPLAY AT 20TH INDIAN... (1944)

Several types of Japanese artillery, captured during recent fighting at Bishenpur and Ukhrul, are exhibited at the HQ ...

 

CAPTURED JAPANESE MACHINE GUN (RECORDS) (17/1/1945) (1945)

A captured Japanese machine gun is evaluated by British troops for record purposes at Pauktabin, Burma.

A Japanese Type ...

 

CASUALTY EVACUATION FROM LIGHT AIRSTRIP AT SAIZANG... (1944)

A small airstrip is built at the remote village of Saizang, 8 miles south west of Tiddim, Burma, ...

 

CEREMONIAL PARADE IN BANGKOK ATTENDED BY KING OF SIAM... (1946)

Allied troops take part in a ceremonial parade in Bangkok, capital of Siam (Thailand), with His Majesty the ...

 

CEREMONY OF RAISING THE FLAG AT FORT DUFFERIN (21/3/1945) (1945)

After victory over the Japanese in the battle for Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma Lieutenant-General W J Slim takes ...

 

CEYLON FLYING BOAT BASE (29/11/1944) (1944)

Reel 1: Film showing flying boat operations and airmen's recreational activities at RAF Koggala in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). RAF Consolidated ...

 

CHINDITS AT REST AT TINSUKIA (23/8/1944) (1944)

Men of 14th Brigade, 3rd Indian Division (the Chindits), having been evacuated by air from Burma are seen ...

 

CHINESE AIR FORCE CADET SCHOOL IN LAHORE (27/11/1944) (1944)

Officer cadets of the Chinese (Nationalist) Air Force undergo pilot training at the Northern India Flying Club near ...