Title:SIKHS TROOPS MARCH TO TAUNGGYI [Allocated Title]
Film Number:JIN 85
Other titles:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: As British and Indian forces reoccupy Burma, Sikh troops make a cross-country march through the jungles towards the town of Taunggyi, in the Southern Shan States.
Description: Sikh troops moving forward amongst trees and undergrowth. Troops climbing a hill. Walking through long grass and over broken hilly ground. Mules follow. Mules pick their way along a hillside track. Sikh troops passing; their kara (bangles) can be seen on their right arms. Marching along a road. Troops passing. Marching along a road. Jeeps, motorcycles and lorries pass. A Sikh linesman runs a telephone cable from a lorry up a telegraph pole. Man working up the pole. Wide shot of men and mules marching; it is raining heavily. Troops cross open ground towards some small buildings; it is raining hard and a close mist obscures some trees. Unloading mules. The troops talk to local civilians. Troops march along a road; there are buildings behind, one of them two-storey. Troops passing a two-storey building. A wide panning shot of Taunggyi; a jeep and trailer drives across shot through a field and the sun is shining brightly but the clouds look threatening.
Alternative Title:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Public Relations Directorate, India (Production sponsor)
Indian Public Relations Film Unit (Production company)
Singh, Sardul (Production individual)
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Keywords: Taunggyi, Burma (geography)
Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Indian Army 1939-1945 (theme)
Far East 1939-1945 (theme)
