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Rangoon Burma 1947 stock footage and images

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American, Australian, New Zealand and Chinese troops participate in victory parade in Rangoon, Burma.

Allied troops participate in a victory parade in Rangoon, Burma towards the end of World War II. The troops of the United States, British forces of Australia, New Zealand and China are gathered on a grassy field. They stand in formation and parade on the field. An artillery gun is fired in honor. Dignitaries review the parade.

Date: 1945, June 15
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060850
Views of temples in Rangoon, Burma

The Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon, Burma (present day Yangon, Myanmar). A person walks past temple, carrying large bouquet of what appears to be flower-like objects. Two large Chinthe (stylized lion statues) standing guard by a pagoda on Mandalay Hill. A girl feeding pigeons in front of a temple. (Scaffolding seen on nearby structure.) Costumed men, on elevated outdoor stage, send decorated Chariot carrying several men, up inclined cables, toward a temple tower. They are watched by a crowd of spectators, seated on the ground. A temple in the woods. Silhouette of temple gate. A temple reflected in a lake.

Date: 1945
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675031639
Japanese drop bombs over Rangoon, Burma.

U.S. official film about the capture of Borneo Oil Fields in Asia. Japanese pilots on Indo-China airfield briefed. Officer commands the soldiers. Soldiers in line salute. Fighter planes start engine and take off. Planes in flight. Map shows position of planes in flight. Planes drop bombs on Rangoon, Burma. Aerial view of bomb explosion in field. (World War II period).

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675046487
Japanese Lieutenant General Numata and British Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning signs the surrender treaty in Rangoon.

Signing of the surrender treaty by Japanese General at Burma Government House in Rangoon towards the end of World War II. The British delegation take their places at the conference table in the Government House. British Lieutenant General Sir Frederick Browning, Lord Mountbatten's Chief of Staff, explains surrender terms. The British officers present documents to Japanese Lieutenant General T Numata. General Numata signs the documents, after which General Browning signs.

Date: 1945, August 28
Duration: 5 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074219
The Allied prisoners of war freed in Rangoon (WW2)

Liberated Allied prisoners of war in Rangoon, Burma during World War II. Exterior of a building. A flag on the flag pole at the top of the building. The prisoners march in the war damaged area. They carry a wounded on a stretcher. They walk near a harbor. Ships at the harbor. Houses in the background.

Date: 1945
Duration: 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045827
Chinese 38th Infantry Division troops advance to Bhamo, Burma (WW2)

Nationalist Chinese troops of the 38th Infantry Division are seen moving through Jungles with pack animals carrying supplies as they advance toward key city of Bhamo (Banmaw), Burma, during World War 2. A map shows the area, highlighting cities of Rangoon (Yangon), Mandalay, and Bhamo. Using small assault boats, the Chinese troops cross a river near outskirts of Bhamo. American officers, working with the Chinese troops, consult a map as they plot the attack. Chinese artillerymen begin a barrage, as their infantry advance. Allied P-47 aircraft bomb Japanese positions only a few hundred yards in front of advancing Chinese infantry. Chinese troops make their way through bombed and burning areas. Severely damaged Buddhist Shwe Kyina pagoda is seen. A destroyed wall with Buddha statue. Lieutenant General Daniel I. Sultan, U.S. Commander in Burma and India, inspects the captured city. Chinese troops raise their flag over the city.

Date: 1944, December 15
Duration: 1 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053545