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1940 Japanese forces bomb the Burma Road
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0:41Now PlayingDate: 16th December 1940
Location: Burma, Myanmar
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Japanese Bomb the Burma Road
MYANMAR (formerly Burma):
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AEROPLANES - Japan Bomb Burma Road
BOMBS Damage at Coventry. inc... General close ups of damage of chief parts of town.. ruins with soldiers clearing up etc. Leaving planes and bursting in Burma Road
BURMA ROAD. Bombed by Japs
Japan; Sino-Japanese War; Military - Active
China, Chinese, supplies, supply route, trucks, bomb, bomber, World War II, World War Two, Second World War, war, Myanmar, convoy, convoys, lorry, lorries, truck, transport
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