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Driving - Out The Japs (1944)

Synopsis

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.

Duration (minutes)

0:02:58

Year of Production

1944

Director

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Producer

British Pathé

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