Other titles:SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND [Series Title]
Summary:Amateur film of the ceremonial handing over of swords by the Japanese General Kimura and his staff to the General Officer Commander in Chief and staff of the 12th Army on the 24th October 1945, Rangoon, Burma. The parade was held in a square opposite Army HQ in Rangoon. The Guard of Honour is provided by the 1st Battalion Royal Berks Regiment, and the 25th Indian Mountain Regiment (Royal Artillery, Indian Army). The General Officer Commander in Chief, Lieutenant General Sir Montagu Stopford is accompanied by Air Marshal Sir Hugh Saunders, Air Marshal Commanding RAF Burma Captain K S Lyle. The General Officer Commander in Chief calls on General Kiruma and his staff to surrender their swords to their opposite numbers of Headquarters 12th Army and the Naval Officer in Charge representatives. The swords are received as follows:
Description:The Japanese General and five of his staff accompanied by British officer arrive on the parade ground. Representatives of the Headquarters of 12th Army and NOIC march out onto the parade ground, past the 12th Army sign (a chinthe above XII on a red and black background) at the base of a flagpole. A British and Japanese officer (General Kiruma?) salute. The Japanese officers untie their swords, hold them horizontally in front of them and walk towards the British officers escorted by British officers (in the foreground Captain Hiroshi hands his sword to Lieutenant Commander B Whitcutt). The officers walk back to their positions. Another Japanese officer (Lieutenant General Sakuai to Brigadier J Shapland?) hands over his sword and returns to his position. General Kimura hands his sword over to Brigadier E F E Armstrong. Close-ups of the Japanese officers from behind show them without their swords. Close-up of General Kimura and his escort. The Japanese officers are escorted away from the parade ground past troops from the Indain Army. A shot of General Kimura? (with sword) and his British officer escort on the parade ground, they salute and the camera pans up to the Union Jack on a flagpole (this scene appears to be out of sequence).
Alternative Title:SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND [Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:MGH 6168
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1945-10-1945-10
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Hodgkinson, Frank Outram (Production individual)
