... 14th Army's land advance being held up by logistical problems, the weather or enemy action.

The Prins Albert was a pre-war Belgian cross-Channel steamer and served as a Landing Ship Infantry during amphibious actions at Lofoten (Norway), Bruneval, ...

... airfield but damaged his aircraft in the process. He proceeded to walk to the city gaol where, now unguarded, Allied prisoners of war advised him that the Japanese had quit the city a week before. Commandeering a wooden sampan at Rangoon docks, Saunders ...

... airfield but damaged his aircraft in the process. He proceeded to walk to the city gaol where, now unguarded, Allied prisoners of war advised him that the Japanese had quit the city a week before. Commandeering a wooden sampan at Rangoon docks, Saunders ...

... and salutes.

Notes

The Cenotaph in Singapore was built in memory of the 124 Singaporean soldiers who died during the First World War. It was unveiled in March 1922 by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during a royal tour of Asia on ...

... the wreaths.

Notes

The Cenotaph in Singapore was built in memory of the 124 Singaporean soldiers who died during the First World War. It was unveiled in March 1922 by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during a royal tour of Asia on ...

... the monument.

Notes

The Cenotaph in Singapore was built in memory of the 124 Singaporean soldiers who died during the First World War. It was unveiled in March 1922 by the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII) during a royal tour of Asia on ...

... OPERATIONS IN ITALY AND THE PACIFIC DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

An edition of Fox Movietone News, Australian Edition ... people. Tanks and artillery. ‘Peace in Europe but the war in the Pacific goes on. Now the AIF has a task ...

... is also useful for its illustration of the appalling monsoon weather, which to a large extent shaped operations during this phase of the war.

Pegu, 50 miles north of the capital Rangoon, was the last major town on the Rangoon - Meiktila road and was ...

... its prestige value and logistical connections, and was also the site of a large Japanese supply dump.

The Imperial War Museum's Sound Archive holds a number of Richard Sharp's recordings, including General Slim's broadcast from Mandalay. See related ...

... opening of the 1,150ft Bailey bridge at Kalewa. The construction of this bridge, with sections assembled upstream and floated into position, was one of the outstanding feats of military engineering during the Second World War.

See also FUB 18.

... construction of this bridge, with sections assembled upstream and floated into position, was one of the most outstanding feats of military engineering during the Second World War.

Original documentation for this item is included with that FUB 17.

... 1945 and was according to the official history 'the longest opposed river crossing in any theatre of the Second World War'. Following a covert reconnaissance by a Sea Reconnaissance Unit and a Special Boat Section, a company of 2nd Battalion, South ...