British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung area, Burma during World War II. British troops at a pier on Irrawaddy river near Singu. The troops cross the river in boats. The troops with guns in the foreground. The troops stand on the pier. Another pier in the background. A jeep drives down towards the pier. The jeep and troops on the pier. The jeep is loaded in a raft. The troops on the raft cross the river. The troops on jeeps, after crossing the river, drive on a muddy road.
British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung area, Burma during World War II. The troops get into an assault boat. The troops in boats cross Irrawaddy river near Singu. The troops with their supplies walk along side the river. The troops get into a boat. They cross the river. The troops row the boat using oars. Native Burmese water elephants on river bank. The elephants drink water from the river. The natives in a raft. The troops pull the raft towards the river bank. the They get into the raft to cross river.
U.S. troops on the Nazi German liner Europa arriving in New York harbor after the end of World War II. Europa approaching the New York harbor. U.S. troops seen aboard, on the deck of the ocean liner. A Nazi flag on the ship. The troops stand on the deck. A banner reads 'Hiya Butch'. Captain of the liner is seen. U.S. Marshal James MacKay signs a document and takes possession of the vessel for the United States. The Naval officers stand in a group.
Japanese troops surrender to British forces in Singapore at the end of World War II. A view of the England naval base in Singapore. The Japanese troops at the base. A Japanese guard with a bayonet. Japanese troops putting barricade away. A view of the city. The British troops disembark a ship. The troops with guns on their shoulders walk on the port. Singaporean civilians greet British troops on trucks. Starved British prisoners cheering from behind a fence. A prisoner smokes. The prisoners light each other’s cigarettes. The Singapore prisoners at the Japanese prison camp. Several views of the prisoners showing emaciation under Japanese captivity. Emaciated British prisoners of war only wearing white fundoshi or Japanese undergarments. British General Lord Louis Mountbatten arrives for a meeting. Japanese delegation lead by General Seishiro Itagaki enters a hall for the meeting. The Japanese delegates and British officials in a hall for the meeting. Mountbatten investigates the surrender document. Itakaki signs the surrender document. People seated during the meeting. The British troops stand in formation in the background. The British flag is raised. (World War II period).
Mock up of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces ) B-29 Stratofortress aircraft developed as the Boeing Stratocruiser, a future aircraft, in Seattle, Washington. The Stratocruiser plane in a hangar. Passengers board the Stratocruiser and are seated inside. A man plates food in the galley. A stewardess serves food to the passengers. Passengers descend down spiral staircase to the lounge area. A flight attendant serves drinks and cocktails to the passengers seated in the lounge. A woman enters a washroom in the Stratocruiser. She looks into a mirror as she combs her hair and grooms herself.
Attack sleds designed for U.S. soldiers in Italy. Troops in prone position inside the sleds. An officer looks at the soldiers inside the sleds. He helps one of the soldiers to put his gun inside the sled. A small tank pulls the sleds through mine fields. The tank crashes through a tree and a stone wall while pulling the attack sleds. (World War II period).
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