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Naga refugees shown tending a church garden and graveyard (including British graves), and rebuilding their shattered village of ...
The new Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, Air Marshal Sir Keith Park, arrives at Ratmalana airport in Columbo, Ceylon (Sri ...
British troops of No. 5 Army Commando round up Japanese troops at Fanling, 20 miles from Kowloon, before ...
At an East African Reinforcement Camp an entertainment unit stages a show for troops of 11th East African ...
Men of No. 6 Air Formation Signals RAF seen at work laying and repairing telephone lines at Mingaladon ...
Following the withdrawal of Japanese forces, troops of 29th Brigade (36th Division) occupy the town of Indaw, Burma.
Wrecked ...
Shot on 16 September 1945: three Japanese representatives of the Ipoh garrison pass camera. Interior footage; the Japanese officers meet ...
British troops of 5th Parachute Brigade round up the Japanese garrison of Singkep Island, off Sumatra south of ...
British troops of 4th Indian Infantry Brigade proceed from Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island, Burma up the Thanzit River.
Indian ...
The first trials of Japanese war criminals at Singapore get underway.
General view of the courtroom with the accused ...
Variety of scenes of an advance by 5th Infantry Brigade, 2nd Division, near Mount Popa (approximately 40 miles ...
At Toungoo, Burma, Douglas Dakota transport aircraft of RAF 62 Squadron are loaded with sacks of rice for ...
After nationalist disturbances close the roads to Saigon, capital of French Indo-China, a convoy named 'Operation Saltmeat' is ...
(Reel One) The morning of the invasion (the troops had landed before 5.30 am), angry Anguillans surround the office of ...
Troops of 25th Indian Division make an amphibious landing on the coast of Malaya at Morib as part ...
With the surrender of Japan, troops of 23rd Indian Division mount an amphibious landing near Port Dickson on ...
British tanks and troops move forward to capture a Japanese position just north of Mandalay, Burma.
19th Indian Division ...
Shirtless men queue for their dinner in the open air; their tents can be seen in the background. A mug ...
After the liberation of Rangoon, British troops of 36th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, go sightseeing and visit ...
Official production highlights the war effort of Southern Rhodesia during the Second World War.
The film opens with a ...
The beach at Kyaukpyu on the northern tip of Ramree Island, Burma, is used as a repair base ...
Men of the Air Supply Company, Royal Indian Army Service Corps, packing a variety of material ready for ...
Recruiting film for British volunteers for the Palestine Police illustrates the special nature of police duties in the ...
Jawaharlal Nehru, leader of the Indian independence movement, arrives by air at Kallang Airport in Singapore and is ...
British actress Patricia Burka, serving with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA), entertains airmen at Sadaung, Burma.
Patricia Burke ...
Stage and film star Patricia Burke gives an impromptu show to British troops while she is the guest ...
Film showing a number of slogans, posters and graffiti during rising political unrest in Batavia, Dutch East Indies ...
Footage depicting the unsettled political climate in Bandoeng (Bandung) in central Java, Dutch East Indies (Indonesia).
Slow pan left-to-right ...
The army use deceptive tactics in order to mislead the Japanese in preparation for the crossing of the ...
A few miles from Kyaukpyu on Ramree Island, Burma, the men of 123rd Mechanical Equipment Corps and 702nd ...
Three senior air officers talking in front of a parked North American Harvard aircraft; one is an Air Marshal (possibly ...
1,403 freed Allied prisoners of war and civilian internees board the RMS Orbita at Rangoon, Burma, for repatriation, ...
Former Allied prisoners of war, released from Japanese captivity in Siam (Thailand), board a landing craft to a ...
High angle shots from roof of Secretariat building of procession moving though Columbo with civilians all around. Twelve Spitfire Mk ...
Indian troops of 9th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment arrive at Kuching, capital of Sarawak, after a complex transshipping ...
After the victory at Tamu, Burma, troops of 1st Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders retire to a rest ...
RAF 132 Squadron and 7155 Servicing Echelon arrive in Hong Kong onboard the Ruler-class escort carrier HMS Smiter.
Members ...
Scenes of Bristol Beaufighter Mk X's of RAF 27 Squadron operating from Chiringa airfield, India.
View of runway with ...
RAF Douglas Dakota aircraft, operating from Chandina, seen resupplying troops with food and ammunition at Murdoch and Taung ...
Supplies are packed for parachute drops from RAF transport aircraft, with aerial footage of Rangoon, Burma.
Aerial footage showing ...
Indians and Britons compete at an inter-Service athletics meeting, hosted by the RAF at Charbatia, north of Cuttack, ...
Scenes of RAF airmen preparing for a Bristol Beaufighter sortie over Burma.
Airborne footage of flight over coastal areas ...
After monsoon weather washes away an RAF church five days before a special Thanksgiving Service, a new church ...
The RAF demonstrates close support techniques in cooperation with a British armoured unit.
Wide shot of an open plain ...
RAF Douglas Dakota transport aircraft fly liberated Allied prisoners of war (POWs) to Rangoon, Burma, from Don Muang ...
Scenes from an RAF Gang Show performance on Akyab Island (now Sittwe, Burma).
Two Chevrolet 1.5-ton lorries drive past ...
Footage of RAF Hawker Hurricane pilots preparing for an attack on Japanese positions on the Imphal front, India.
Aerial ...