MANDALAY - GURKHAS CLEAR ENEMY FROM MONASTERY TUNNELS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: MANDALAY - GURKHAS CLEAR ENEMY FROM MONASTERY TUNNELS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: JFU 40
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: 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 foundations of the monastery and are holding out against the 4th Battalion 4th Gurkha Rifles.
  • Description: Shelling of the building and Japanese positions puts up clouds of smoke amongst Buddhist pagodas. Airstrikes by three Hurribombers (RAF Hawker Hurricane fighter-bombers) on Fort Dufferin in the distance. Vultures perch on a tree near the scene of the battle and then fly off.
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: No
  • Object_Number: JFU 40
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1945-03-11
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor) SEAC Film Unit (Production company) Watson, W (Production individual)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, 98th Indian Infantry Brigade (regiment/service) Indian Army, 19th Indian Division (regiment/service) Indian Army, 4th Gurkha Rifles, 4th Battalion (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: Mandalay, Burma (geography) Mandalay 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: 180 ft; Running time: 3 mins
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    JFU 40

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