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Army trucks travel on Burma Road; Japanese bombers drop bombs; US General Joseph Stilwell discusses with Chinese; Flying Tigers take off.

Trucks driving on Burma Road to China. A caravan of camels travels to China through rough, snowy mountain terrain. British and American army trucks driving up mountainous terrain of the Burma Road during World War 2. Animated map showing two important military supply routes used by the Allied forces- the Burma route and the Iran land bridge (also known as the Persian Corridor). An animated depiction of an Imperial Japanese soldier superimposed over map of Asia, dominating the region. United States General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz discuss strategy together. Japanese soldiers march with Japanese flag during 1942 invasion of China. An Imperial Japanese Army Mitsubishi G3M1 Model 11 Land-based Attack Aircraft bomber in flight. POV through bomb bay door as Mitsubishi G3M1 drops bombs. Explosion from bomb as seen from ground. British Field Marshal General Harold Alexander holds a map. United States General Joseph Stilwell, while smoking a cigarette, discuss with Chinese colleagues. Animated map depicting Burma Road takeover by the Japanese. A United States airman, belonging to the First American Volunteer Group (also known as the Flying Tigers), hops on a Curtiss P-40 fighter. A group of “Flying Tigers” Curtiss P-40 fighters take off from airfield.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078814
American and Chinese forces advance and capture Japanese held Bhamo in Burma, during World War II

Animated map shows American and Chinese forces advancing from Myitkyina to Bhamo, while British forces move to Mogamng to Katha, in Burma during the India-China-Burma campaign of World War 2. Mandalay, Lashio, the Burma Road, and Salween River are also shown on the map. Chinese troops are seen with pack animals moving along road marked by sign reading: "Bhamo Road." Chinese and American troops cross the Irrawaddy River by Pontoon bridge. A heavier item (M3 Lee medium tank) moves via a raft. M3 tanks also cross at affordable locations. Advancing troops move to extreme sides of road for security. Aerial view of Bhamo, on river's edge. Allies employ artillery and U.S. Army Air Forces P-39 Bell Air Cobra planes drop bombs. A Republic P-47 airplane is also seen dropping bombs. Chinese troops fire Browning M1917 machine guns and automatic rifles, as they advance upon the town. Another aerial view of smoke rising at various places in Bhamo. Lieutenant General Daniel Isom Sultan, Commander India-Burma theater, speaks about subsequent advance to the Ledo Road.

Date: 1944, November 14
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025198
Colonel Seagrave's medical unit gives treatment to wounded soldiers in Northern Burma.

Activities of Colonel Seagrave's medical unit in Northern Burma. Animated map shows Northern Burma. Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave, The Burma Surgeon performs an outdoor operation. Wounded soldiers and casualties are moved out by Burmese nurses for treatment. Doctors operate on injured people. Chinese medical personnel take training at American center for Chinese Army in India and they operate. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024961
Allied troops advance and construct an air base in Burma during World War II.

Allied campaign in Burma during World War II. In Burma past events show late British Army Major General Wingate with British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten and Colonel Filip Corkan as British troops depart for action. Aircraft in flight as paratroopers drop in the jungles of Burma. Allied troops advance into muddy combat area. Allied tanks and infantry advance into dense jungles. Wounded Japanese soldiers being provided medical aid. Natives gathered in an area. A Buddhist shrine. U.S. Army General Joseph Stilwell smokes a cigarette. Artillery being fired. An Allied tank gets damaged due to a Japanese land mine. Machine guns being fired by the Allied soldiers. An air base being constructed. General Stilwell cuts a cake to celebrate his 61st birthday.

Date: 1944, April 24
Duration: 3 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059349
U.S. Army 5307th Composite Unit and native rangers advance towards Myitkyina, Burma during World War II.

A military film report on the advance of Merrill's Marauders (officially named 5307th Composite Unit) towards Myitkyina, Burma and recruitment and training of natives during World War II. Members of Detachment 101 of the Office of Strategic Services aboard a U.S. Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain airplane in flight over Burma. Merill's Marauders and native rangers in Burma. Animated map highlights advance towards Japanese-held town of Myitkyina.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061539
Royal Air Force bombers drop bombs over target areas in Burma during World War II.

The Royal Air Force bombs Burma during World War II. British airmen on an airfield in Burma. Bombs brought in on a bomb cart. An airman rolling a bomb to the underside of an aircraft to fix it onto the bomb rack. A few airmen fixing the bomb onto the bomb rack on the underside of the wing. A man in front of one of the wings of the aircraft and the pilot standing in the cockpit with the hatch open. The bomber aircraft taxis on the airfield and takes off. The aircraft in flight over the clouds. The pilot in the cockpit. Aerial views of the target areas in Burma. Bombs being dropped on the target areas. Explosions occur and smoke rises from the explosions.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069939