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British Advance on Mandalay

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/25
Date Released
26 Mar 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1They Get It in Black and White
  2. 2Remagen Bridge Destroyed
  3. 3British Advance on Mandalay

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Tanks of the 14th Army go forward through jungle knocking down chalets and trees. This is the last stage of the drive which won back Mandalay. But it isn’t only the Japanese who are the enemy - there is also a disease as seen by a sign "Warning of Plague". Burmese refugees with bullock carts along road. Mule teams are used in place of jeeps on the Burma front as British and Indian troops head for Mandalay. Surprisingly life goes on while war goes on all around, Burmese shrines remain untouched by war, while Burmese dancing girls give a display of dancing to British and Indian troops. The men play the game of Chonlin, their type of football while others give a display of Burmese boxing with no holds barred and no rules.
Keywords
Sport; Music and dance; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Displaced persons; Military
Locations
Burma
Length of story (in feet)
304
Story extras:
Film clip

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Notes
Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.
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