Title

Driving - Out The Japs (1944)

Description

Item title reads - Driving out the Japs. Imphal and Kohima. India. Various shots of Lord Louis Mountbatten inspecting and shaking hands with Indian soldiers and British men of the 14th Army. They are near the Burmese border. He looks at captured Japanese tanks and a 'sticky' bomb, a type of hand grenade that secures itself to any metal it is thrown against. Various shots as airmen strap on their jungle emergency kit before getting in their planes. Various shots as Hurricanes (Hurri-bombers) taxi and take off from jungle aerodrome. Air to air shots of planes. Various shots of explosions in jungle village. C/U British and Indian troops firing Vickers machine gun and bren guns. Field telephones are used to give positions. M/S infantry moving forward. M/S's as troops pose with captured Japanese equipment and flag. M/S infantry and tanks advance along jungle road in the rain.

director

####

Tag

Imphal, Kohima, War, Japanese, Allied Forces

producer

British Pathé

Language

English

Location

Manipur, Nagaland

Extent

00:02:58

Date

1944

Rights

www.britishpathe.com

Date Created

13-Apr-13

Publisher

British Pathe