Battle for Burma

The battle for Burma turned out to be the longest British and Commonwealth land Campaign of World War Two. In August 1943 the Allies created South East Asia Command (SEAC) a new combined command responsible for the South-East Asian Theatre, under Admiral Louis Mountbatten. This video is mainly about the British Fourteenth Army under Lieutenant General William Slim and the Chindits under the command of Brigadier Orde Wingate trained to use guerilla tactics they infiltrated through the Japanese front lines and marched deep into Burma with the initial aim of cutting the main north-south railway in Burma, in an operation codenamed Operation Longcloth. Some 3,000 men entered Burma in many columns. They did cause damage to the communications of the Japanese in northern Burma cutting the railway for possibly two weeks, but they suffered heavy casualties. The Chindits proved that British and Indian soldiers could live, move and fight as effectively as the Japanese in the jungle. The second Chindits incursion was much larger and involved glider landings as well as marching columns unfortunately Brigadier Orde Wingate the creator of the Chindits was killed in a plane crash as the operation started. During the video you will see Brigadier Orde Wingate briefly wearing a pith helmet jut before the Chindits take off in there gliders. Also during the video you will hear Lieutenant General William Slim making a speech to the troops about the re capture of Mandalay. It was not just British, Commonwealth and empire troops involved in Burma I also must mention before I get any complaints the American and Chinese with a special mention for Merrill's Marauders which I recommend reading about.




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• ww11.
• history
• war
• chindits
• british
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• Mandalay
• General
• Slim
• battle
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• 14
• army

[vanessagee]

My father was a Chindt in the secret mission behind japanese lines 1943 he was a wireless operator. he died aged 80 but aged 76 wrote a book about these times and i think he is the only foot soldier to have written about what it was like on the ground. he was not able to write about it for 40 years due to the official secrets act. As a family we have the 300 page book and at present I am putting back on the computer to see if it could be edited for posteriyt and the message it holds.

[jbmilitarycollector]

@vanessagee I would like to read that. Have a look at my website in the veterans section if you would like to remember your father there let me know. 

[jbmilitarycollector]

@jbmilitarycollector The link is in the information about this vidio.

[Pitsku]

Moving stuff...I am hoping to make a film soon with members of the Burma Star Association (I have my father's Burma Star with me now - he was in the Chindits). I would very much like to include clips from your excellent film if possible.

Best wishes, Peter, SE London

[jbmilitarycollector]

@Pitsku Please do. Looking forward to seeing the end result.

[SaitoYoshida]

Japan soldiers fight with honor and fight to liberate Indian people. Our men badly outnumbered by England and allies.

[jbmilitarycollector]

@SaitoYoshida They didn't treat their prisoners of war with honour and they where empire building the same as everyone els.

[germanyforever40]

Google "Japanese War Crimes"

NEVER FORGET: Manila Massacre, Alexandra Hospital massacre, Sook Ching Massacre, Kalagong massacre, Laha massacre, Banka Island massacre, Parit Sulong massacre, Palawan massacre, Nan King Massacre, Three Alls Policy, Changi? Prison, Hellships, Bataan Death March, Death Railway, Mass killings, Human experimentation and biological warfare, Use of chemical weapons, Preventable famine, Torture of POWs, Cannibalism, Forced labor, Comfort women, Looting STILL NO APOLOGY

[mouth19821]

@vanessagee

My grandpa fought in the Burmese Jungle against the Japanese. He was in the Army Airforce. Merrill's Marauders.

[SaitoYoshida]

@lalitadityamuktapida The American system is destroying itself. America is full of dependents. They may win a war because they kill more civilians but they lose in the end because they cannot manage their own country. Most wars in the last 100 years have been to reverse English imperialism. America makes the mistake of helping English try to hold on to their tyranny.

[lalitadityamuktapida]

@germanyforever40 Ask the Japs to apologise after the Brits apologise to the Indians and Africans for colonialism. The only reason Japan is being demonised is that they lost the war. Had the Japs won, we would be hearing and believing how the Japs were such wonderful people who liberated humanity from the clutches of European imperlism and how the brits and Euros(except Germans and italians) are simply Satan's hordes.

[lalitadityamuktapida]

@SaitoYoshida Unfortunately lot of people listen to them. And nobody laughs at them. Facts are facts. in today's world, they are top dogs. On the whole my experience is that Americans and Canadians are very decent people. I can't say the same for the Brits or Aussies. I think it will take a catastrophic military defeat for them introspect a little more. Till then we have no option but to grin and bear it while they preach to us with their sanctimonious holier than thou attitude

[SaitoYoshida]

@lalitadityamuktapida Europeans and Americans never look at their own behavior. They only judge the behavior of others. That is also why few listen to them anymore. If they knew how the World laughs at them they would be amazed.

[lalitadityamuktapida]

@SaitoYoshida I've been reading the comments here. The sanctimonious tone used by these Europeans and Americans is beyond belief. They conveniently call their genocide as bringing civilization and your war killing as murder. Had Japan won the war, Britain would constantly be apologizing to India for looting, famine and imperialism. Since Japan lost, these hypocrites expect you to take all the blame. Bloody hypocrites. Their end will come one day.

[arriviste2020]

@TheSalmonfan

Your an idiot, arrogant, ignorant, but still an idiot. Do some research, study some history. You poseur, in regard to Imperial factions.

[georgestratton1]

@jbmilitarycollector i would like people to remember my dad sargent joseph george rendle

[kawthablay100]

in these battle our ppl helped every group, they helped British, Japan and also they helped Burmese but later on the Burmese ppl lied to our Karen people

[unclemort1960]

@vanessagee i`d like to read your fathers book please let me know when its published