AMPHIBIOUS LANDING AT RANGOON - CHRISTISON AND CHAMBERS ADDRESS THE TROOPS [Allocated Title]
- Title: AMPHIBIOUS LANDING AT RANGOON - CHRISTISON AND CHAMBERS ADDRESS THE TROOPS [Allocated Title]
- Film Number: JIN 51
- Other titles: INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
- Summary: Indian troops of 26th Indian Division mount an amphibious landing south of Rangoon, capital of Burma, and the divisional and corps commanders address the troops.
- Description: Shots of troops boarding a landing craft from a larger ship. Several wide shots showing a silhouetted British cruiser (probably Dido Class). Troops climbing a cargo net onto a larger ship; a load of spades are hoisted up. Troops transferring from a small coastal ferry to a larger ship. Major-General Chambers (commander 26th Indian Division) and other officers on deck. A Royal Navy captain passes camera followed by Lieutenant-General Christison, commander of XV Indian Corps, and Chambers. Chambers speaking to a microphone (shot rather blown out) with Christison waiting behind him. Christison descends a staircase; he trips on something on the deck. Shaking hands with a naval officer before departing the ship. On a beach; heavily laden troops run up a muddy beach from landing craft. A British soldier walks ashore carrying a dog. Lorries unload from a landing craft. An Alligator amphibian passes. A small house (with officers on the veranda ?). At sea aboard a landing craft beneath a dark sky. Other landing craft underway. Very dark shot of Indian troops aboard the landing craft waving at the camera. Approaching the shore. Troops disembarking from the cameraman’s landing craft. Further landing craft coming ashore. Troops disembarking from landing craft A1686 with A1193 and A1377 behind. More shots of troops disembarking and walking up the beach. A coastal ferry approaches camera. The ferry draws up. Troops step off the ferry onto a platform before climbing up onto the larger ship.
- Alternative Title: INDIAN ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
- Colour: B&W
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- Object_Number: JIN 51
- Sound: Silent
- Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
- Featured Period: 1939-1945
- Production Date: 1945-05-02
- Production Country: India
- Production Details: Public Relations Directorate, India (Production sponsor) Indian Public Relations Film Unit (Production company) Khan, A A (Jemadar) (Production individual)
- Personalities, Units and Organisations: Indian Army, 26th Indian Division (regiment/service) Royal Navy (regiment/service) Christison, Philip (person) Chambers, Henry Maurice (person)
- Keywords: Rangoon, Burma (geography) British Army 1939-1945 (theme) Indian Army 1939-1945 (theme)
- Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
- Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 588 ft; Running time: 7 mins
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