Burma

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

127

Date Released

11 Oct 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1King of Yugoslavia Arrives in Middle East
2. 2Burma
3. 3Persia
4. 4Dogs of the Army
5. 5News from England

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 5

Summary

Indian soldiers take enemy-occupied ridge and village. Battery of artillery, manned by Indian gunners, puts up a concentration of fire to prepare the way for the military advance. This important skirmish, says the commentary, clears the way for Allied assault.

Keywords

Military

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

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Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

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Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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