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Japanese troops invade Mandalay, Burma and battle enemy during World War II.
Japanese invasion of Mandalay Burma during World War II. Animated map connects Rangoon and Mandalay in Burma. Japanese soldiers march along road. Native people along road. Japanese soldiers drink water from canteen. Soldiers look at map. Japanese motorized units and trucks along muddy road. Japanese troops fire artillery gun. Smoke rises from artillery explosions in the background. Japanese troops advance along road. Japanese tanks being lined up along road. Tanks begin advance.
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.
U.S. Army Air Forces employ air power in the India-Burma theater during World War II. Chinese troops are equipped and trained by U.S. soldiers.
Camera pans across scenes showing masses of Chinese. Narrator cites their large population as a war asset. Lt Gen. Daniel Sultan Commander of US Forces, India–Burma Theater (USFIBT) describes the Allied mission as simply "placing guns in the hands of men in order that they can kill our common enemy." He describes Japan's 1942 strategy of completely isolating China from outside help. Animated map shows Japanese forces attacking China from bases in Thailand and advancing north, driving British forces into India, and leaving Burma in Japanese hands.Glimpse of Japanese troops occupying Burma. Views of American troops evacuated to India. View of Chinese soldiers boarding U.S. Air Transport Command C-46 transport planes for flights from Kunming to Dinjan and Chabua, India. Closeup of some troops inside the cabin of a plane. Chinese soldiers await transport as a C-47 aircraft takes off in the background. Aerial view of two C-47 planes in formation. View from the air of high cloud covered mountains. Storm clouds over the mountains. Downward view from an aircraft flying over the Himalayan Mountains (called flying the "hump" by U.S. pilots). View of Chinese soldiers inside a transport plane. View out the window of a transport plane landing in India. A C-46 airplane taking off. A large formation of Chinese troops seen after more were brought from China to India, later in the war. American soldiers training troops of the Chinese 38th and 22nd Divisions. General Sultan speaks of the need to build up the U.S.Air Transport Command. Two C-47 airplanes on the ground. One named "The Joker." View of sky filled with B-24 Liberator bombers. Sky filled with C-47 transport planes. Chinese soldiers training in Kunming, climbing out of trench in live fire exercise with machine guns firing over their heads and explosive charges detonating near them. Air frame of a P-47 aircraft being loaded and several of Bell P-39 Airacobra aircraft being loaded aboard ship bound to strengthen the U.S. Army 10th and 14th Air Forces in Burma, in 1944. Covered P-47 aircraft without engines being towed by jeeps along a street in Burma. A large airfield with many U.S. fighter planes parked on its ramps. Engines being installed on P-39 aircraft. A flight line filled with P-40 aircraft displaying Chinese roundels. Some fly over a flight line of U.S. Army Air Forces P-39 aircraft. Glimpse of a fighter plane escorting a transport aircraft. A formation of B-24 Liberator bombers dropping bombs and exploding on Japanese ground targets. Workers are seen unloading large amounts of cargo from a B-24 bomber. Workers rolling a large bomb from the plane onto the tailgate of a truck.
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.
Natives worship Buddha and visitors observe statues of Buddha at a temple in Burma.
An animated map of Burma (present day Myanmar). Aerial view of Rangoon (Yangon). The gilded Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Small and big statues of Buddha at the Shwedagon Pagoda. Burmese worshipers kneel on ground, join hands, and pray in the temple. Large statue of Buddha with a painting on his feet. Visitors look at the statue.
Chinese youth join the Army as Japan advances further in land and isolates China; Colonel Chennault and Flying Tigers.
Japanese invasion of China. Chinese soldiers blow the trumpet. Young men march in a field. Young men register in the Army. Millions of young people answer the call to fight for China. Volunteers from south, north, east and west China to form the people's army. Men and women with their children leave to join the forces. Drumming sound. New recruits train and perform a drill to drum beats. Soldiers practice martial arts, rifle handling, and shooting. Others train to care for the sick and wounded. Women soldiers in uniform. They learn to fire a gun. Pilots crowd around an officer. Planes in the background. Men from other countries prepare to fight for China. U.S. Colonel Claire Chennault of the American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers, talks to his men. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawks with the shark face emblems take off. Chinese soldiers march. Japan: Japanese officials in a meeting. Japanese troops penetrate China along the rivers. They rebuild destroyed rail roads using slave labor. A map depicts the Japanese strategy of cutting off Chinese supply lines. Japanese warships blockade the coast with the aim to isolate China. Japanese occupied ports in China. Japanese warships and boats in a Chinese port. Gas plants, gun factories and planes. Indochina map: The narrow gauge railway from sea to Kunming and a truck road to Chungking. The camel trail from Russia across the Gobi Desert. The railroad from Rangoon to Lashio in Burma. (World War II period).
