1943 BURMA (MYANMAR) : British attack Japanese in Burma: Pictures from Far East show British Forces

Date: 8th April 1943

Location: ARAKAN, BURMA

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

BURMA (MYANMAR): Arakan (Rakhine State):

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British steamship, assault barges and small craft sailing up river

Men unloading lorries from big barge

Small truck coming ashore

Troops (soldiers) disembarking from small boats on beach

General Sir Alan Hartley and two officers, (Deputy Commander in Chief to Wavell)

Close up of Hartley.

Burmese people carrying along ammunition and food

Spitfire flying overhead

British troops wading thru stream

British troops in front line manning Bren gun (machine gun) in trench

Various of Bren carrier on patrol along beach at speed

British soldier in Bren carrier keeping lookout

Enemy positions amongst trees (seen from Bren carrier) TRACK

Four British soldiers in trench looking thru binoculars

Soldiers firing rifles from undergrowth

British troops running along in jungle

Spitfire flying overhead

Toops running thru jungle

British soldier manning Bren gun

British soldier (unshaven) smiling

Army lorry driven past crowd in village (retaken by British)

Various of British Bren carriers entering village

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