IRRAWADDY CROSSING BY 7TH DIVISION AT NYAUNGU [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: IRRAWADDY CROSSING BY 7TH DIVISION AT NYAUNGU [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: JFU 35
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: Troops of 2nd Battalion South Lancashire Regiment, 4th Battalion 14th Punjab Regiment and the 4th Battalion 1st Gurkha Rifles cross the Irrawaddy River near Nyaungu, Burma, to enlarge the newly captured bridgehead.
  • Description: The Irrawaddy River crossing is carried out by 33rd Brigade 7th Indian Division. British troops on board assault craft and disembarking from boats on the river shore. The wounded from an earlier failed assault are carried back and movements of British troops are screened by dive bombing raids from RAF Hurribombers (Hurricane fighter-bombers) using delayed-action bombs. Men of 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers cross the river in order to take on beach organisation duties.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: JFU 35
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-02-14
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) SEAC Film Unit (Production company) Sanders, P A (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, 33rd Indian Infantry Brigade (regiment/service) Indian Army, 7th Indian Division (regiment/service) British Army, King's Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd Battalion (regiment/service) Indian Army, 14th Punjab Regiment, 4th Battalion (regiment/service) British Army, South Lancashire Regiment (The Prince of Wales's Volunteers), 2nd Battalion (regiment/service) Indian Army, 1st Gurkha Rifles, 4th Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Nyaungu, Burma (geography) Irrawaddy Crossing 1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event) Fighter operations, Air operations over Burma, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event) Burma 1942-1945 (theme) British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 629 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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    JFU 35

  • Related IWM Collections Objects:

    ABY 97 (CROSSING THE IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 10 (20TH INDIAN DIVISION CROSSING THE RIVER IRRAWADDY AT MYINMU [Allocated Title]) JFU 11 (20TH DIVISION BRIDGEHEAD OVER IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 19 (PREPARATIONS FOR DRIVE ON MANDALAY [Allocated Title]) JFU 20 (DECEPTION OPERATIONS DURING A LULL BETWEEN BATTLES [Allocated Title]) JFU 21 (7TH DIVISION CONSOLIDATING IRRAWADDY BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 22 (TRANSPORTING MEN AND SUPPLIES ACROSS IRRAWADDY FOR 7TH DIVISION [Allocated Title]) JFU 24 (TANKS MOVING FORWARD FROM 7TH DIVISION BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 26 (FERRYING TANKS ACROSS IRRAWADDY (BURMA) 100TH BRIGADE BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 27 (20TH INDIAN DIVISION IRRAWADDY BRIDGEHEAD [Allocated Title]) JFU 32 (7TH DIVISION ESTABLISHING BEACHHEAD ACROSS IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 34 (BRIGADIER'S CONFERENCE BEFORE 7TH DIVISION'S IRRAWADDY CROSSING [Allocated Title]) JFU 43 (BRIDGEHEAD OPERATIONS ON IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title]) JFU 25 (TRANSPORTING TANKS OF PROBYN'S HORSE ACROSS THE IRRAWADDY [Allocated Title])
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