Driving Out the Japs (Imphal and Kohima)

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/67
Date Released
21 Aug 1944
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
Lord Louis Mountbatten visits Indian and British troops of the 14th Army near the Burmese border. He looks at a captured Japanese tank and also a "sticky bomb" a magnetic anti-tank weapon. Pilots prepare for a sortie taking off in old Hurricane planes (called Hurri-bombers). They swoop low over jungle target dropping their bombs. Infantry advance through jungle firing Vickers machine gun and bren guns. They are seen posing with captured Jap equipment and a Japanese flag. Further advance along jungle road in the rain.
Keywords
Royalty; Vehicles; Weapons; Aviation; Military
Locations
India; Imphal; Kohima
Length of story (in feet)
281
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'Driving Out the Japs (Imphal and Kohima)', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 44/67, 21 Aug 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/100460 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)