Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: Detailed views of many dead Japanese soldiers, following their unsuccessful attack on British Army positions around Meiktila, central Burma, during the night of 22-23 March 1945.
Description: A 25-pounder is loaded and fired several times by the crew. The body of a Japanese soldier lies on the ground. His hands look to be charred and he is wearing his helmet; he also has his water bottle attached to his belt and a bayonet or short sword. The face of a dead Japanese soldier; he lies with his eyes open and a trickle of blood coming from the corner of his mouth. Another soldier's face; the eyes are open and he almost seems to be smiling. Chest and head shot of another dead Japanese soldier who lies with his eyes open on hard baked soil. Approximately a dozen bodies lie on a road. The bodies are closely packed and some lie on top of one another. Two dead soldiers lie next to each other on a road; paper and equipment litter the ground around them. A dead Japanese soldier sitting up against a mud wall; he still wears his cap and spectacles. The face of another dead soldier covered in mud and dirt. Face of a dead Japanese soldier who appears to have been wounded in the mouth. Two Japanese soldiers lie next to each other. A gas mask lies next to them. Another pile of two or three dead Japanese soldiers. A dead Japanese soldier with his head on one side.
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)
Park, RolandArmy Film and Photo Unit/SEAC Film Unit cameraman/photographer. (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, 17th Indian Division (regiment/service)
British Army, 7th Gurkha Rifles, 1st Battalion (regiment/service)
Keywords: Meiktila, Burma (geography)
Battle of Meiktila 1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Burma 1942-1945 (theme)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
