On the Burma Front

Series

Series Name: War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

212

Date Released

28 May 1945

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

Royal Navy lays down barrage on Arakan beaches. Ahead of the infantry go the big bombers, blasting Japanese communications. The wounded are put into hospital ships. The main beach-head is established. Tanks and vehicles, stores and guns pour ashore. Alligator craft spearhead attack. Amphibious vehicles crawl ahead of infantry. Fourteenth Army goes into action. The road to the capital lies open as Japanese scatter. Bailey bridges are erected for river crossings. Allied shock troops begin descent by parachute towards Rangoon battlefields.

Keywords

Vehicles; Health and medicine; Weapons; Aviation; Navy; Casualties; Engineering; Military

Credits:

Commentator: Rex Keating

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