Shot on 3 March 1945: Indian infantry of a battalion of the Frontier Force (probably 9th Battalion 13th Frontier Force Rifles) advancing towards the village of Nagthayauk; they ...
In order to speed the surrender of Japanese forces at Ramree town (on Ramree Island in the Arakan region of Burma) Royal Indian Navy (RIN) landing ...
START 00:00:00 Views of the railway siding at Thanbyuzayat, the start of the Burmese section of the 'Death Railway' showing open waggons and boxcars (used as temporary accommodation) in the siding; in the background, Japanese soldiers unload ...
An armoured column known as Stiletto Force of 19th Indian Division advances towards Mandalay, Burma's second city.
A queue of motor vehicles, ...
With the reoccupation of Malaya British and Indian signallers of the Royal Corps of Signals and Indian Army Signal Corps work to restore communcations by both fixed telephone ...
In Hong Kong the first Armistice Day ceremony is held since the British reoccupation of the territory, with the General Officer Commanding, General Festing, in attendance.
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After six years service in India on internal security duties, troops of the Bhairab Nath battalion of the Nepalese Army return to Kathmandu.
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Shot by Lieutenant Hayat: Uneven and dark footage of troops walking along a road. View of the distant Mandalay Hill with bare trees in the foreground; troops (probably 8th ...
Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, Allied Air Commander-in-Chief, visits No. 4 Squadron Indian Air Force on Ramree Island off Burma's Arakan coast ...
At Thabeikkyin artillery and aircraft provide cover as troops of 19th Indian Division cross the River Irrawaddy, Burma.
View from high ground ...
In Mandalay, Burma's second city, the stronghold of Fort Dufferin is pounded by air attacks and after the fall of the fort, the divisional commander ...
Footage of the bombardment of Fort Dufferin in Mandalay, Burma, as seen from Mandalay Hil.
View of Fort Dufferin with raised dust. Long lens ...
