... Indian Division were sent to southern Indo-China to disarm and intern Japanese personnel stationed there, recover Allied prisoners of war and internees, and maintain law and order. Before long they found themselves embroiled in violence sparked by tensions ...

... with various officers. Mountbatten and Slim departing by staff car. On the airfield at Kuala Lumpur. Three Japanese prisoners of war with a British and an American officer (China-Burma-India patch). Mountbatten meeting troops. Slim talks with a number of ...

... of its commanding officer as Major H R Hornsby, formerly a master of The King's School, Peterborough. Major Hornsby MC survived the war and returned to The King's School as Headmaster from 1945 - 1951. Hornsby wrote about his experiences serving with the ...

... 14 February 1945. It is described by the official historian as 'the longest opposed river crossing in any theatre of the Second World War' and adds that at the crossing point the Irrawaddy was over 2,000 yards wide.

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... in June 1942 it was completed in October 1943 it was intended to mitigate Japanese logistical difficulties. Of the 60,000 Allied prisoners of war put to work on its construction some 16,000 perished, and of 270,000 Asian labourers 80-100,000 died. These ...

... views of the camp with palm trees in the background.

Notes

The 7.2-inch howitzer was a relined version of the First World War-era 8-inch howitzer, which was introduced as something of a stop-gap to counteract a shortage of heavy artillery. It ...

... . A German grave marked with a cross surmounted by a German helmet; the inscription is not legible. Four German prisoners of war are interrogated. Troops on the march seen from street level and from a high window. Wide landscape shot with shellfire raising ...

... collided with another Liberator of the same squadron and both disintegrated. All aboard both aircraft were killed. McKee, and the nineteen other aircrew of the two bombers, are buried in the CWGC Maynamati War Cemetery, near Comilla in Bangladesh.

... Indian messenger leaving a building.

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A well-shot piece with a strong narrative, and a good example of female war work in India. Also an incidental record of the immense administrative burden of military communications. The dopesheet for ...

... a group of young children receive a reading lesson from a young Burmese woman who had been studying education in Rangoon before the war. The teacher stands at a blackboard with letters of the Burmese alphabet chalked on it. A small boy is invited to step ...

... 14 February 1945. It is described by the official historian as 'the longest opposed river crossing in any theatre of the Second World War' and adds that at the crossing point the Irrawaddy was over 2,000 yards wide.

For other film of the crossing of ...

PRODUCTION MATERIAL FOR THE FALKLANDS WAR: THE UNTOLD STORYFrance

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Labelled "Programa Frances c/ banda de ... Hundimiento del Belgrano".(French programme with Spanish soundtrack - Antenne 2 French TV Malvinas War - Sinking of the Belgrano)