Other titles:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Summary: In the Arakan coastal region of Burma, men board landing craft at Kyaukpyu beach on Ramree Island for amphibious landings at Pyin-Wan.
Description: At a bend in a river somewhere near Pyin-Wan, a cloud of smoke from an explosion near a landing craft; another landing craft passes foreground. Aircraft overhead. A Landing Craft Tank (LCT) 2487 approaches a beach and lowers its ramp. The cameramans Landing Craft Mechanised (LCM) drops its ramp. A jeep drives off and men disembark. Chaung and landing craft. A Grant medium tank drives off LCT 2487 but gets stuck. It is dragged forward by a bulldozer. A Grant driving off; it is marked with a 4 in a triangle on its turret. Another Grant drives ashore. Men busy digging; a Royal Indian Navy beachmaster uses a loudspeaker. General activity at the beachhead; jerry cans are carried off a landing craft. The cans are dumped. Landing craft running ashore at Kyaukpyu. Body Indian of troops waiting to embark. Troops walk down to their landing craft. Men board their craft. Craft reverse away; various supporting small warships are offshore. More men walking to their landing craft. Feet walking through water and men being helped aboard a landing craft. Views from aboard an LCM heading up chaung. The cameramans craft passes LCT 2487; men aboard wave. Rounding the LCTs bows. Men aboard the cameramans craft; close-up Indian soldier. Two soldiers pose for the camera. Crew of the LCM. Captain of the LCM looking out through binoculars. View of the stern of LCT 2440. Landing craft and motor launches heading upstream. A Harbour Defence Motor Launch passes, flying a St Andrews cross.
Alternative Title:INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
Production Details: Indian Directorate of Public Relations (Production sponsor)
Indian Public Relations Film Unit (Production company)
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Keywords: Letpan, Arakan, Burma (geography)
Arakan, Burma (geography)
Third Arakan Campaign 1944-1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
Letpan landings 1945, Burma 1942-1945, Second World War (event)
British Army 1939-1945 (theme)
Indian Army 1939-1945 (theme)
