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Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: As 14th Army advances across the Shwebo plain in Burma, British troops of 1st Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment (32nd Indian Infantry Brigade, 20th Indian Division) assault the Japanese-held town of Monywa, with artillery and aircraft in support.
Description: A 5.5-inch Medium Gun, well hidden by a camouflage net, is fired. A 3-inch mortar is fired. Rocket-firing Hawker Hurricane fighter-bombers overhead. British troops advancing through scrubby grassland. Troops waiting as others pass by; most are wearing wool caps and look to be in high spirits. Troops kneeling in a dry chaung (river or watercourse) waiting for the order to advance. Silhouetted troops advancing in open ground. Troops run and take cover in low scrub. Troops in cover with a large chinthe statue behind them. Troops running for cover near the base of the chinthe. Troops advancing through the spectacular temple grounds. Troops passing camera; rifles level with bayonets fixed. Troops in double file on a road in Monywa. Troops pass the bullet-pocked entrance to a Sikh temple in Monywa; one man suddenly runs for cover. Brief shot of a man walking on a road.
Alternative Title:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
SEAC Film Unit (Production company)
Abbott, J (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Northamptonshire Regiment, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Indian Army, 32nd Indian Infantry Brigade (regiment/service)
Indian Army, 20th Indian Division (regiment/service)
Royal Air Force (regiment/service)
British Army, Royal Artillery, 1st Medium Regiment (regiment/service)
Keywords: Monywa, Burma (geography)
Shwebo 1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
