The 14th’s Victory

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
45/58
Date Released
19 Jul 1945
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Mozzie and the Squirt
  2. 2The 14th’s Victory
  3. 3Shaping the Future

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Summary
Governor of Burma meets Burmese leaders on board a British warship to discuss Burma’s future. In Rangoon men of the 14th celebrate with a victory march their hard-fought triumph over the Japanese. Lord Louis Mountbatten takes the salute. West Africans, Indians, Gurkhas, British Marines and men of County battalions take part in the march-past. General William Slim (in Pathe’s studio) speaks on the war situation. He says: The war against Japan is going well ... we have had our own successes but the Japanese is a tough enemy ... Nothing can stop us winning ...
Keywords
Celebrations and festivals; Victory celebrations; Navy; Diplomacy; Military
Locations
Rangoon; Burma
Length of story (in feet)
181
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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