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1942 Myanmar (Burmese) troops see action
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5:25Now PlayingDate: 30th March 1942
Location: Burma
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Far East Front
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Myanmar (Burma):
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BURMA. Br: & Indian troops move up w.Burmese & Indians..artillery opens up..link w.Chinese troops.in Salween River area..GenLiu Kwan-Loong leads troops thro villiage..Gen Hutton w.Gen.Kwang-Loong..digging machine gun nests in jungle - WAR OFFICE
CHINA Troops in Burma link up w.British..Gen Liu Kwan-Loong.
GUNS. Artillery opens up in Burma..camouflaged machine-gun nests..in jungle.
INDIA. Indian troops w.British move up in Burma.
JUNGLE Chinese troops dig machine-gun nests in Burma..
LOONG, General Liu Kwan. Commanding Chinese forces in Burma..leads troops through village..w. Gen. Hutton
LORRIES Take Indians to Burmese front line
MILITARY BRITISH. British troops w. Chinese & Indians move up in Burma..Gen. Hutton w. Gen. Liu Kwan Loong,
Military - Active; China
World War Two, World War II, WWII, Second World War, war, Axis, Allies, Southeast Asian Theatre, Burma Campaign, Japanese invasion, Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Jacomb Hutton, jungle warfare
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