The British forces along with the Chindits units in India as they plan for their operations in Burma during World War II. Planes parked on the airfield. Troops, equipment and pack animals being loaded into gliders and transports. Pilot embark onto the plane. Crew stands near the planes. The planes take off.
Hindu Leader Mahatma Gandhi meets Muslim Leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah to remove differences between Hindus and Muslims in India. A building in view. Muslim Leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah greets Hindu Leader Mahatma Gandhi. People crowd in the background. Men take pictures. The leaders talk to each other. Dignitaries stand outside a building. Gandhiji holds a paper in his hands leaves. He speaks to a dignitary.
A training film titled 'Preview of Assam' on life of people of India during World War II. Hands mark Assam on a map. Men standing at the bank of a river. Boats at the bank. Buildings in an area. Men working on a farm. Cattle on the farm. Huts in the area. Men seated on the ground. Soldiers seated at a desk in a building and working. A boat underway in a river. (The temples visible in this clip are "Shiv Doll" in Sivasagar, Assam (India). This is a well known place of religious belief and a tourist spot.)
Military Air Bases Kharagpur and Kudhkundah in India. Soldiers march in compound area. They carry guns and flags. Soldiers stand in attention. General Curtis Emerson Lemay presents awards to soldiers. Soldier salutes General. Two soldiers stand in attention. Band plays. (World War II period).
Military Air Bases Kharagpur and Kudhkundah in India. A woman officer on stage. General Curtis Emerson Lemay and other officers address the soldiers. Band plays. Military personnel under shed in service club. Soldiers sitting and standing, listen to the officer. Woman officer addresses troops. Soldiers converse each other. (World War II period).
Evacuation of 'B' Battalion of U.S. 5307th Composite Unit ( nicknamed Merrill's Marauders) from Myitkyina, Burma to Ledo airstrip in Assam, India during World War II. A U.S. Army Air Force C-47 transport aircraft lands at Ledo airstrip in Assam. Litter cases are carried from the airplane to a clearing station. Ambulatory patients walk from the airplane to the clearing station. A soldier receives a hospital tag. Wounded ambulatory patients get into ambulances. An ambulance pulls away from a loading area.