Imperial Japanese Army marches towards Mandalay, Central Burma (present-day Myanmar) during World War 2. They pass sign post reading, "Mandalay 82, Rangoon 348, Hanza 6" Imperial Japanese Army Mitsubishi G3M1 Model 11 Land-based Attack Aircraft bombers drop bombs on Mandalay. Explosion from dropped bombs as viewed from air. Children run away. Japanese bombers drop more bombs. Bomb explosion at ground level. Buildings on fire in Mandalay. A train full of evacuating Burmese locals, some holding on to railings of rail cars. Animated map showing Japanese capture of Burma. British troops in retreat driving a crowded truck. POV driving down road past long line of refugees fleeing Burma for India. Refugees in ox carts. British Army demolition squad destroys equipment and materiel, burn oil supplies to prevent Japanese Army usage. Oil derricks burning. British soldiers retreat at a running pace to small boats. British soldiers retreat on boats as oil supply burns. Huge fire from oil supply. Refugees carry their belongings, flee on foot. Line of Chines soldiers retreating. Burmese and British soldiers lead refugees on foot on elephant trails, jungle, across river and mountains, to India. Camp for Burmese refugees in India. Soldiers carry an injured patient on a stretcher. United States General Joseph Stilwell talks to a Chinese colleague. “We got run out of Burma, that's humiliating as hell. I think we ought to find out what caused it, go back and retake the place.” General Joseph Stilwell says.
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru meets Dalai Lama, in exile, in Mussoorie, India. Prime Minister Nehru in a motorcade on his way to meet the 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), spiritual leader of Tibetan people. Crowds gather outside Mussoorie Library. He waves at the civilians standing on either side of the street. Prime Minister Nehru and Dalai Lama from Tibet greet each other at Birla House in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India.
Men and women dressed in traditional costumes climb stairs of a temple in Delhi, India. They walk in the corridors. People walk bare foot in the temple. The Laxminarayan Mandir Hindu temple. Man clean floor with a broom in hand. A taxi drives on road leading to the India Gate. Tourists seated in an ambassador taxi.
Mountain views of Garhwal Himalayan range in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India. Hindus pilgrims journeying to the Kedarnath Mandir Temple in India. Presbyterian missionary Ira Hatch with his camera. Pilgrims climb a steep path on their journey. Two pilgrims exchange greetings at the bank ot the Mandakini river. Pilgrims gather at the Kedarnath Mandir Temple atop the Garhwal Himalayan range near the Mandakini river in Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India..
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru welcomes foreign dignitaries. Officials arrive for the Republic Day parade at India Gate, New Delhi. Parade begins with tanks, cavalry , camels and battalions marching. Various states of India depict their cultural heritage. An aerial view of the ongoing parade.
Britain's Lord Mountbatten offers Indian leaders an unconditional plan for freedom in New Delhi, India. Members of All-India Congress headed by Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Jawaharlal Nehru hear British offer of dominion status.