In the Arakan coastal region of Burma, Indian Engineers of 25th Indian Division do maintenance work on outboard motors.
A British engineer officer ...
In the Arakan coastal region of Burma, Indian Engineers of 25th Indian Division do maintenance work on outboard motors.
A British engineer officer ...
Major-General Francis Festing, commander of 36th Division, seen attending a briefing.
High shot looking down as two officers, one of them (wearing ...
Lord Mountbatten inspects tanks left behind by the retreating Japanese forces and then climbs the steps and walks through the remains of King Thibaw's Palace which has been badly ...
Soldiers of 1st Battalion 15th Punjab Regiment march along a rough road past traditional huts in the suburbs of Mandalay, Burma.
Local people walk ...
As the British Army make their way into Mandalay, Burma, they are re-supplied by air drops from Douglas Dakotas and a Royal Artillery Observation Post ...
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment move through ruined streets in Mandalay, Burma, whilst mortar batteries concentrate fire on Japanese ...
British troops of 19th Indian Division begin to fight their way into the northern part of the city of Mandalay, Burma.
Troops from the 8th ...
The final assault on Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, from the air takes place and British troops of 19th Indian Division enter the complex after the ...
After the capture of Fort Dufferin, Mandalay, Burma, British troops enter the fort complex to witness a flag raising ceremony carried out by Lieutenant- ...
Troops of 19th Indian Division have cleared the Japanese from positions at the top of Monastery Hill, Burma, but the Japanese have tunnelled under the ...
Airstrikes by RAF Hurribombers (Hurricane fighter-bombers) on Fort Dufferin and troops of 6th Gurkha Rifles marching towards Mandalay, Burma.
A ...
Troops of 19th Indian Division enter Mandalay, Burma, but the Japanese defending Fort Dufferin still hold out despite mortar fire and air strikes from ...