Burma Campaign | The Stilwell Road | World War 2 Documentary | 1945
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This US Army film is a documentary about the construction of the Ledo Road (also known as the Stilwell Road after the US General Joseph Stilwell), a 478-mile passage from Ledo, India to Kunming, China. It was built during World War 2 so that the Allies could supply the Chinese as an alternative to the Burma Road (which had been cut by the Japanese in 1942).
The film concentrates mostly on the importance of the Burma Campaign and the Burma Road in supplying Chinese and American forces (for example the tactical Fourteenth Air Force) in China to resist Japanese domination. The British forces in Burma have confront harsh, jungle terrain and monsoons and are driven out by the Japanese in early 1942. Still, working in British India, the Allies work to keep supplies flowing to General Stilwell and Chiang Kai-Shek by building the Ledo Road which replaced the severed Burma Road in 1945.
The Ledo road was built by 63,000 workers and cost $150 million. Before it was finished, the majority of supplies to the Chinese were delivered via airlift over the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountains.
The documentary was narrated by Ronald Reagan.
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My father Thomas Foy Wilson was in the RAF. 2854 SQN sent to Akyab Island Burmah 17/4/1945.. He Had one child at that time.. He returned home to Scotland and had another 10 kids ... I am the youngest. I have all his medals and service records. My Dad died in 1976..
My dad fought in Burma front, He left so many war times pictures with US and British officers and soldiers.
My great grandpa fought in WW2 Burma. His name was Joe Vinci 1919- 2005 RIP pop.
My great grand father served in the home guard and a bomb disposal unit in Birmigham. He was a tool maker required to produce high precision parts for the Lancaster and the factory tooling to produce them, so he wasn't allowed to serve abroad.
He saw a lot of death as the factory was a target for German bombers, some neighbours were killed in front of him during the Blitz, and bombs couldn't always be safely disarmed. He lost so many colleagues to the bombs, that his unit stopped learning the names of the guys who did the final part.
On the other side of the family, I had loved ones (great uncles and the like) that served in Darwin as maintainers on the Catalina water planes during the period in which the Japanese were bombing the harbour (and the rest of the city). All through that time, they retained their larrikin spirit.
After the war, my great grandfather (a British immigrant who was trapped in Britain whilst on a return visit to look after his ill mother) returned to Australia. My great uncles also returned to South Australia and a quiet country life.
None of them liked war or wore medals and they rarely spoke of that time. I'm lucky they shared their experience with my father or myself, so that their stories can live on in the family because most of their children didn't even hear them.
@@aymonfoxc1442 bruh I didn't know someone watches this video in 2023
@@MinPone-mo6pn What are you doing here then?
My grandfather drove 2500lb bombs across the Burma road just past away Jan 2016 he enlisted at age 16 lied about his age to join the war because he said it had to be better than the depression. He made it home to find his wife had been cheating on him in his absence. He divorced her got custody of his 2 daughters had 5 more boys after he remarried my grandmother worked 2 jobs for 45 yrs . I never heard him complain once about anything he retired in the mid 80s and continued to work though for another 30 yrs until he was 88yrs old . And passed away from, in his own words "assitis and being bored as shit" thanks for your service papa I miss you dearly
What a fantastic man !
Mad lad.
My father served there too. Also returned home to find his wife was as pregnant from another.😔 Thankfully he met my mother.
They were stoic people, Ive seen pictures of that road, dirt track really.
My great grandfather served here aswell and also come home to a child that wasn’t his
My Dad being born in Burma of UK parents was able to become a Captain and eventually a Major spending time with the 17th Indian Division the Black Cats , - He had bouts of malaria through my childhood,and always was neatly dressed, marched rather than strolled anywhere, finally passing at 93 years in 1998- In that era men were men , strong and quiet, he spent a lot of his latter years tending his beloved roses ,and playing lawn bowls. I still miss him 25 years on RIP Dad
Thank you for your story, and rest in peace to your father.
Yes they put up with hell and their story seldom told.
My dad too served in Burma in wwII I still kept the medal with me, it's called the Burma star. Dad had gone to Eternal Abode in April 1995 R. I. P. Dad 😢😢😢
This is best WW2 documentary I have ever seen , where everyone is concentrating on Europe this is the only channel to show the eastern front . lastly ,l live in Imphal (Manipur) bordering Burma ...
My father was there 14th army York and lancs was part of a bren gun carrier
Crew . Lost all is crew mates twice , returned home in1946. Had 4 children
All still going , lost dad in 1990 rest in peace.
A lovely lad. You must be so proud
What a brilliant balanced documentary, I'm tired of one side did it all type documentaries, we all know there were many nations involved but you don't often see this kind of factual and balanced work.
My great uncle, Anthony Joseph Mulqueen, served in Burma with the Lancashire Fusiliers. I was told he was captured by the Japanese but managed to escape. He went on to become a civil rights campaigner and died aged 76 years old, in Lancashire. RIP A J Mulqueen.
A dear man
@MichaelKingsfordGray What?
them Guy s were so tough Uncle Joe was scared to disapline them Eatting Mules Has Ha I eat snakes Barbe cue
My Grandfather named Sheikh Mohamed Hashim was martyred in 1945 World war.
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Quite a show, my Sunday school as a small boy was a veteran of Burma, Merrill's Marauders, he just passed away at 98 yrs old, was very fortunate to have someone like him in my life, will always remember him
My grandad served in Burma with the Lancashire Fusilers. He was missing and presumed dead but luckily for me he wasn't cos he was the best grandad ever. Came across this while telling my daughter about him and why I was so proud of him. RIP Grandad
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@@markwebster5749 All these countries are khankir chele and chodna magider desh. Dhoro r rape Koro. Khankir chele der desher lok holo British r Americans.
Your grand father was a great Gandoo because he wanted to make India as slaves under Britain. Fuck your grand father.
Temos que mostrar ao mundo nossos heróis.Parabéns.
My dad flew the hump in C47. Many stories of drops to those heros on the ground
My father was a British army in this very war, had won the title, an award for " Burma star" I am proud of him. He survived throughout his life and tell his stories to us. It was touched. Rest in peace dad.
My grandpa was also there. Came back wounded.burma war
Yes, sister, I still kept the Burma Star medal my dad brought home. They were in the Assam Regiment, Hqrs. Happy Valley,Shillong, Amen🙏🙏🙏they were gone😢😢
My great uncle was there, Captain D.R.A McCorkell. He survived this war and died around 15 years ago. RIP David.
A dear man
Hero
In Heaven as you read this
My Grandfather served in the British Army in Burma for the duration of the war - my Great Uncle was a Chindit in Wingate's 3rd Column - they went in with the Gliders and fought at the Irrawaddy. They both came home - bless them all.
Excellent, very tough men the Chindits
My Father was also in the Burma campaign but he never served under Wingate.
Each and every person who was a Chindit was a Hero .
The air field used by allied is in Chabua Assam and a huge hospital was built at Dibrugarh town now converted to Assam medical college ,it is my home town thanks for this documentary ,with rare footage of the war
I got to visit that area recently through my work. It is a fascinating are and Assam is neat with even early oil field development and tiny elephants
I was in Tinsukia & dibrugarh 1984-1991, my friend Chakrendu baruah died last year sorry it was in 2001in dibrugarh , near mandir, milan nagar, R. I. P. dear friend chakrendu Amen 😢🙏🙏🙏
My grandfather was in the Ulster rifles ,chindits ..Operation longcloth.
He was very humble and when he died 23yrs ago ,he left behind 9 children and over 20 grandchildren
His legacy lives on ❤
Very tough men the Chindits 💪you must be so proud of him p🇬🇧🤝🇺🇸
@@markwebster5749 Thankyou so much 💖
So proud of him ,he was a gentle giant 💖
That was a tough flight
Yowza!
My Grand Father was a Merchant Marine and was in this Campaign. God Bless Private Jesse Yarbrough.
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Merchant marines wre very brave! They're heroes too.
I went to MC boot camp at PI there was a yarbourgh in my platoon wow could he sing are you related
I worked for an Australian POW Burma railroad survivor. His son told us about their hard ship. He never said a word about it but you could see the physical scars...it was a often forgotten war as far as history is concerned..
A lot of Australians were there at 16.00 on this they are Australian troops not British the ozzy's kick some arse in WW2 no doubt about it some of them just didn't get the credit they deserved a lot of them died on the burma railway as pow
@@AusFeral23 THANKS, they held onto tubrook and only left when the japs were at Australias door step. Churchill refused to let them go, not until the PRIMEMINISTER Stepped in and demanded it where they allowed to go...mean while the japs where bombing the hell out of DARWIN AND AS FAR SOUTH AS BROOME. They where only just holding port morsbey with WW1equipment until they got their trained army backand help from USA.
@@AusFeral23 it infuriates me that the yanks won't mention Australia and yet we've fought alongside them in every bloody war they've ever started including the Civil war
@@willorr1494 spot on a lot of people are blind to this
@@James-kv6kb well said and we still follow America blindly which is of concern in today's world
My grandad was in the chindits fighting in Burma in ww2 and recieved the Burma star medal and a picture of him and his mule is up in the imperial war museum. Rip grandad true war hero.
Rip Fredrik waller
LIAR!
There were no anonymous cowards in the conflict, unlike you.
A comprehensive account of the battle of Kohima and Imphal is found in the book 'Not ordinary men' These people did things that, even those who have experienced combat, would find extraordinary.
my uncle charlie was a britsh fusilier in burma was killed on box hill by the japanese never go to meet him but have been told he was a lovely man he was 23 years old love you uncle charlie xxx
Amazing that all these different peoples fought together to give freedom for our generation I’m thankful thinking about it.
Stilwell was an extraordinary man, I played him in a couple of Chinese TV series and read a book of his letters and diaries. He hated Chiang Kai-shek and called him "the peanut", which was why he was recalled and replaced at the end of the war.
correct Stilwell and he did not get along. Chiang was corrupt and had ego. Chiang and his wife soaked up a lot American dollars and assets for personal use. It is believed he may have actually promoted the full saled Japanese invasion war events by his actions to get the war started. althought there was a last minute workable proposal on table to avoid war. also it is believed he may have tried to do separate secret deal with Japan before war did end
He was a stone racist and obnoxious ass, Chiang did't trust him with good reason.
Stilwell would have been happier serving with people who thought like he did, such as
Waffen SS.
Four from Assam two my cousin and brother in-law were in Burma as members of Mechanical division. My cousin was in 17 Indian symbol Cat. From Iraq Gen William Slim took the div to Burma.
Burma Campaign and Siege of Kohima were decisive battles.
We owe these fighting men, medicals, and all rank and files especially those who could not make it home as some one losing his grandfather far far from home
My Dad, Maj Millar RAMC was ADMS 14th Army under Gen. MacAllivey and Gen. Slim. Mum was a theatre sister in the Nursing Corps (T). They met at the beginning of Imphal, and Mum was evacuated along with all the women. They married n Bombay in 1945. They NEVER uttered a word about imphal, Kohima or anything to do with the Burma Campaign. The last words Mum uttered in the throes of dementia, were `India, Malaya, Burma, Singapore. Dad became a GP and passed in 95.
My Grandad Albert Edward White was on the Burma front with the Leicestershire Tiger Regiment. He was captured and held as a POW. He came back with a bayonet wound across his stomach and he also got his upper lip shot off. I never met him He passed away before I was born. He received the Burma Star.
My nana built spitfire plane wings in a factory for the home front. Greatest generation to walk the earth.
Yes indeed they were. There will never be another greater generation as them.. Never.
That's Mike Atherton on the Thumbnail
@@Pagangirl8 correct the last thing I'd have is the teens of today in the trenches next to me ....Sad
My father a member of Sparrow Force along With 79 AA vets of the battle of Britain , the old man Served in Aussie 2/1 heavy battery - punched above their weight until they ran out of food , water & Ammo - Grant McLaughlin has a great doco on his channel about the Battle of Britian 79AA vets his pop was one , cheers 👍🇦🇺
Yes, to author of Albert Edward White. These men of so many cultures represented the strength that comes with a common goal.Amazing stories!
My grandfather was there helping the British soldiers in transporting goods, unfortunately he died in January 1946. Medals which he got awards were also burnt during house burn 1976.still then I'm proud of my grandfather who was part of great second world war.
RIP to my great grandfather, driver albert thomas butterworth of the royal.signals, lost his life 7/03/1945 aged 26, buried in taukkyan war cemetery, we still have your burma and are hoping to plan a visit to finally pay our respects over your grave, RIP Hero
My Grandfather was there but sadly never returned .[ R.I.P. Private Leslie Bloggs ] .
Dear man
Salute Private Leslie Bloggs.
SEMPER FI
the greatest generation
Very underestimated campaign was Burma ( present day Myanmar). Similar to the Italian campaign in Europe. Difficult terrain with a tenacious enemy in the finatical japanese military. If the japanese took India, then the potential of linking up with the nazis coming from Soviet Union and Rommels' " Africa Corp " coming from via north-Africa and mid- east! OIL would of bin there 4 the axis!
The theater closest to hell in that war.
Pretty sure the Soviets were actually in hell
That speech at 28:00 by Colonel Cockrin was amazing. Leading men into something like that would take more than I've got.
If that was your job yes you could. You would be amazed at what people can do in the moments of crisis like that.
That's one reason I laugh at people who say that we can't do something compared to what it was back then.
We have never been tested but if it comes right down to it we can.
I couldn’t imagine what those men were thinking inside those gliders !! True hero’s what a generation!!
O uh
Yes those were great generations really
My grandfather Sgt Paul Bradaick was a combat engineer and fought and built the Ledo road.
Neighbor was there also. He told me the mules seemed to always know when there was an ambush ahead, and would refuse to move.
ESSAYONS
@@carljacobs1837 God didn't make smarter than the Mule
I was fortunate enough to meet a Marauder while attending the Long Range Surveillance Leader Course at Ft. Benning. He had slides from the raid on Myitkina, and they were quite memorable. Particularly the picture of him smiling as he ate a ball of rice he had just taken from the hands of the dead Japanese Soldier he was sitting on. Those men were starving, sick, exhausted and under supplied; yet they won the day.
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I was at work and a guy who goes on rubbish dumps at weekends found a medal box, in the box was a mounted set of ww2 medal, the first medal was an MM Military Medal followed by the usual ww2 medals. The guy didn’t’t know what he had stumbled upon. The holder had won the MM in Burma Ox & Bucks LI. Under the medal there was a citation signed by General Slim…Jackpot I think he sold them for £900. Pity the recipient didn’t get a bean.
What sort of family would dump medals like that,,I found photo album with someone that was in,by the look of it either RAAF or RNZAF with interesting photos,of fighters and flying boats on the Pacific Islands,I could not dump my oldmans stuff..
Thanks for Late General Stilwell who had constructed Ledo Stilwell road. Today this is national highway 315 and I extremely happy- it is my hometown.
My Grand Father help build this road. God Bless him.
@Hoa Tattis Yes he was.
My father was in Burma fighting with Japanese. He served in 2/4 Grenadiers Regt.That war was so terrible that most of his companions lost their lives while fighting the war.
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Stilwell was a cold blooded arsehole he let the chindits die en mass because he wouldnt let a supply drop go ahead and when the remaining few got back an officer mike calvert drew his pistol and went to shoot stilwell but the coward had left earlier because he knew they were coming.
My father in law flew C47s over the Hump and later flew B29s over Japan getting his aircraft shot up so badly that he had to ditch short of Iwo Jima and another flight home he had to land on Iwo Jima
He managed to get home safely after the war without any injuries
Appreciable 🎉🎉
US army? My great uncle might have worked on his plane.
My Grand Father was one of the oldest men drafted in WW II. Boot camp almost killed him. But being almost (40) he got put in charge of the Motor Pool for a Division building the Burma Road in India. And whenever an officer's jeep needed to get fixed, a bottle of liquor might be exchanged. He said they had a pet monkey that they would get drunk. He had the time of his life.
I am from Nagaland Kohima........." When you go home tell them for your tommorow we gave our today"......is inscribed in the middle of our town............
Respect to the Naga people that sacrificed so much and the help they gave in defeating the Japanese.
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Brought up by my grandparents, my grandad installed in me to firstly, (a blackman will help you just as much as a whiteman) also Americans he came across in Burma where a good mob, and the yanks merrils Marauders were born in the same jungle as his own mob, also the Smartest bloke's you'll ever meet are the Gurkha lad's and an American marauder would tell you the same. The volunteers from West Africa my grandad always smiled when speaking about them as he told me some of the Marauders use to say to him there always smiling and watching the Americans faces when he told them yeh n how they volunteered to fight with us hahaha some of the bravest men he ever met and funniest bloke's were in the jungles of Burma n the forgotten war as it was tagged with, I'm honoured my grandad shared many memories that will never be forgotten which when I think about them, all i see is my grandads smiling eye's staring into yonder, a big thanks for putting this film footage up and to all the different mobs who served in Burma in WW2. I'm sure many grandson's my age carry memories that will never be forgotten. Peace-Out. P.S America your a couple of hundreds year old in your history, you guy's n girl's be thankful n get back into harmony with your fellow American's, your fortunate that men like Dr Michael Savage are teaching you in 3 word's that schools should be teaching Borders, Language and Culture. It's what we here in Europe have lost with the greed of so called elites throwing our individual countries borders, language and culture our ancestral forefathers created n died for away like they would discard rubbish. Without those 3 like the countries of Europe you cease to exist as individual nation's and our children are victim's growing with no identity of where they came from lost with no culture to belong to and call there own. You Americans can still save your children's future aswell as your nation if you want to, but realise ' opinions are like assholes everyone's got one ', thanks again for the film footage. Peace-Out
color don't matters
My Grandfather fought world war II at Burma from Britain Army, He told that to us but when Pakistan settled in 1947 he left Britain Army and migrated with family to Lahore, Pakistan.
Luckily He survived in this war but decided to leave Army.
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Big Archive Film's, Thank-you for bringing the Forgotten War into view for people. I know what my grandfather saw and related to me growing up from day one with my grandparents, many if not all from all the various countries which sent men to fight in Burma had never been out of there own county or state never mind seen a jungle before, as for being inoculated with various injections nearly every other day with god only knows what, I understand the reason my grandad never went to the local town square and cenotaph on remembrance day, he use to remember everyday as he stood on the front step of our house having a cig shooting the breeze into the air, my grandma never interrupted him and didn't let any of us kid's myther him either even more so our aunties. my grandma called him like bloody hell any other time which to be honest my grandad instigated hahaha but the love n respect they had for each other i clearly see just by moments like that Grandad on the step and then coming back in telling us all how he was giving up cigarettes hahahaha. Cheers for bringing back them memories, from a snapshot in Lancashire Bolton families eye's was talking to one of my aunties about it, joy of laughter it brought back. Thanks.
A part of WW 2 history that most of us knew little about, I thought the Japanese had only occupied Manchuria and did not know the fighting was spread over such a huge geographic area which included fighting troops from several different countries and tremendous engineering projects including airfields, roads, bridges to name a few. We should be ever grateful for their sacrifice in that war effort.
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How did you not know that??? Like seriously
They wanted australia!
Really ..... Its fight for India's Freedom ..... INA fight against allies .... Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose our beloved National hero
Also, Indo-China was another tuff campaign. Indonesia and Summatra, and Java were also tuff areas 4 the allies and the japanese. The oil rich areas of Indonesia and Java were a big prize 4 the japanese. Casualties of allied and japanese were high.
My grandfather was there Merrils Marauders
My uncle was a member of the “Flying Tigers” and later became part of setting up a Flying Tiger museum in San Diego, Ca.
What is his name
My uncle Bill Taylor was the man who trained and lead the glider forces. It was the first ever Air commando raid
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he married my grandmother and they lived in together in toowoomba for a few years after the 2000s
i remember him telling us that himself along with a bunch of other men refused to get into another plane after the war ended, they sat there and waited on an island for 2 or so months before a boat turned up to take them home.
Ty
no he wasnt you dont even know him stfu
@@spegmatica no he didnt you dont even know him stfu
My maternal grand father from Prince of wales own Gurkha Rifles was honoured with the Military Cross .. he was instrumental figure during this 1945 Burma campaign …
What a hero! I have read The Road Past Mandalay by John Masters of the IVth POW Gurkha Rifles
The Burma Campaign was brutal; very underestimated campaigninww2! The terrain and a finatical and determined enemy made this campaign tuff. General Mt. Batten drew the blue prints up for operation "Overlord;"(dday)!
Narrative doesn't begin to describe the difficult conditions and the hell the fighters went through in Burma. A lot like Vietnam. Many of Merrill's Marauders for example actually went mad from their experiences.
My grandfather was one of them. He was never the same after this.
This video is about helpful the burma road was
It was a lifeline for the allies. So burma is underrated hero for ww2
1:36 I like it when he says American the guys eating
My Grandfather was in the Royal West Kent regiment at Kohima. He was on a Bren Gun. The stories that he told about fighting there and against the Japanese at various other battles are unbelievable. Luckily he made it through. He died nearly 30 years ago. RIP Grandad Fred x
My grandpa worked on this road during wwII the Ledo road or CBI theater. I have all his records and papers about the unit 804th heavy maint company.
I wish I could find more on my great grandfather who served in Burma. His name was Joe Vinci. 1919-2005 .
RIP pop❤
My wife's father was a Wavell Chindit and went in in two ops, Unfortunately, he contacted Malaria but made it back to the UK
This is a helpful video especially who want to study and witness the horrible scenario of World War 2
Recently found out my grandad was in the chindits hence why I'm here. Educating myself on what he went though and the cause.
Same here my grandad was in the chindits and got the Burma star and has his picture of him and his mule in the imperial war museum, he is also in the world at war series the Burma episode walking down a hill in the jungle with his mule blond hair and a big smile on his face , the only person in the vid smiling . The horror that they went through to give us our freedom. I have the up most respect for them and they was and will always be the true heroes of this world.
@@FaceFcuk 100% unfortunately I never got to meet my grandad but learning about his life makes me feel close to him ☺️
Read The Road Past Mandalay by John Masters. It’s all about the Chindits.
Same for me, my grand father fought in the 81 west African division and was detached to the Chindits in 1943 I believe.
Great pleasure to watch this documentary 👍 Hatsoff
great combat footage..my Grandfather was in F Co 276th Inf Reg in Europe my father was in B Co 5th Cav in Vietnam I was with the 82nd Abn Irag also Grenada which the Narrator of this program was my Commander in Chief
I know there was a 1st cav.div. in vietnam. My uncle was in the 1st cav. Div..He was kia mid- 3/1968 tail end of tet.
Was there a 5th cav.div. , or was 5th regiment was the unit? Sorry, don't mean to downplay your relatives service.
@@hugbug4408 yes B 2-5 was a unit of 1st Cav when I was at Ft Hood I myself was lucky enough to be attached to the Air Cav for REFOEGER in Germany
@@swampfizz5370 Thanx for the very informative answer to my question on b - 5 cav. 2nd and 5th wre regiments and b was a company.1st cav.div. had some units in germany being it was an asian garrison @ 1st.
In fact, some units of the 11th airborne were stationed in germany around mid-1950s as was some elements of the 173rd airborne are, @ this moment, stationed in europe(173rd has some bases in Italy). The 2 mentioned divisions were from the asiatic theater. Also, the 75th rangers, who had fought in ww2 under General Stillwell, wre under the auspices of the 101st airborne in South-!Vietnam in that war!
It is absolutely amazing to see here the heroic way in which the Bristol freighters direct predecessors were used to help win WWII.
Yet you do not a have the minuscule courage to use your real name.
The chronology here is very good but there is still a lot missing from this documentary. The equipment operators as well as most of the laborers were African-American. Some 10,000 to 15,000 Black enlisted men built that road.
I too was wondering where are the African-Americans who built the road in this film. Strange why there were omitted, I don't suppose it has anything to do with racial attitude at the time...not really.
And they were a long way from the Alaska Highway project as well, which is what usually comes to mind.
And african american female nurses
Thanks for posting this most informative film about a Front of WWII that we rarely (if ever) hear about. It's good to be reminded that China used to be an Ally.
Nothing is as dependable as Change.... :-/
You are welcome gryphonshire! :)
True Talk.....Politics of superiority divides the world
It's republic of China (true China), not communist China (fake China)
@@forrestlee6435 The U.S. aided the corrupt Nationalist Government which is why China was lost to the Communists.
@@oscarchute5702 or maybe it was because of a Chinese population that was starved, killed, conquered, humiliated, and a population who after all this had given up on nationalism. It is not as simple as the U.S. destroyed China from the inside, all the U.S. did was aid its ally the same way it aided the soviet union.
My Grandad was in the 14th army with the Seaforths, lost all his unit and ended up with the kings own Scottish. By all accounts he was never the same when he came home, and never EVER spoke about ww2! Went out a 21yr old lad and came home a 25yr old broken soul! RIP pte Jimmy Donnelly ❤
Yet another liar!
My father was a 21 yr old Captain in the Kings African Rifles there, was wounded in a jungle patrol firefight and repatriated to India. He never talked about the war but had an absolute hatred of all things Japanese. My Uncle said when he came home they thought he would become an alcoholic.
@@MichaelKingsfordGray who is lying? Or are you just a troll hoping for a response to get your teeth into? 🤔
@@mama_b_7525 You are lying about your real name. YOU are lying.
I despise infantile anonymous cowards like you. Grow up.
never realized the burma campaign was so touch and go... need to study this theater more
Mr. President, you are needed now more than ever.
my Grandfather was a Commando over there
This is happened just 80 years ago, not 2000 years ago! some of the veterans are still alive
JAPAN why were you so mean back then?
George Nortcliffe from Sheffield in Yorkshire regi. Signal officer in Burma from 1940-45. He came home . God bless him he not here now he passed away in 1995 of cancer. Love & miss you grandad . You served us well all of you did. God bless 🙏❤️🇬🇧🙏
Very interesting WWII history. I watched "Objective, Burma!" last night.
really interesting and informative movie. I love those graphics made at the time.
What Momentous feats and displays of courage , did you hear in the video where the Chindits " an all volunteer unit " marched 700 miles through jungle and mountain carrying massive loads . And then arrived to a 74 day battle. I was a Marine, I know what it is to march twenty miles with 50 lbs on your back. That daily exhausting march would have taken 40 days on even ground. I am just astounded with the heart of these men. God rest them all .
Thanks for uploading this!!
Un excelente documental sobre uno de los teatros de batalla más difíciles de la segunda guerra mundial, como fue Birmania y la carretera de Ledo en unir a la India con China.
I knew this old boy that was a radio operator for the U.S. in Burma. He retired a Bird Colonel in the 70s while vying to be the world's leading arms merchant. I had the pleasure to meet him at his farm in Virginia in about 2010. He passed away shortly thereafter.
Great video!
My father was a belly gunner in one of the B-17's that flew the hump in China. He would roll over in his grave to know how things have changed in our relations with China. He lost several "friends", as close as you could get in war, during that time.
Old Pup Oh well.If his friend that he made in China were dead too.At least they can bond together in heaven away from any borders.
Big Smoke's Memes: "OH well..." How disrespectful you are. Obviously, you have NO moral compass!
We ain't got it
I am wondering how many large Burmese reticulated Pythons they came across during their construction activities....
My grandfather said that was worse than the enemy
GREAT Yun Nan people:the older men,women even children, the Burma Road of makers.
Seeing this old documentary was great!
My Uncle was a muleskinner in Merrill’s Marauders and especially remembered the later battles where many of his buddies died. He never really talked about it but my father, his brother, remembers him coming home, gaunt and sick with malaria.
My Grandfather used to talk about this war and grif it gave Him and his dear friends.
My great grandad John gaughan 🏴❤️
Received in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in Burma.
Recommendation:
"Throughout operations against the Japanese lasting over a period of five months, this NCO did outstandingly well. During the whole period he showed powers of leadership, command and ability of a very high order. On the 15th of April 1944, at the village of KASOM he was in charge of a section when the whole weight of the Japanese immediate counter-attack fell on his part of the perimeter. He displayed remarkable coolness and courage and by his personal example so rallied and steadied his section that the Japanese were held and finally beaten off with heavy casualties. There is no doubt but that for his gallantry and cool disregard for danger a critical situation was averted. He had scarcely time to reorganise and certainly none to dig in when another wave of Japanese attacked his position. By the same spirited leadership he so inspired his section that the second onrush was driven off more decisively that the first. All that night the Japanese kept up his relentless pressure but Sgt Gaughan was equal to every demand made on him. Time after time he rallied and steadied his men to meet the Japanese as they tried everything they knew to penetrate the perimeter in the dark.
His company again took up the defence of the village on the night of 18 / 19 April and again under cover of darkness the enemy made determined and persistent attacks. This time they had covering fire from 3 inch mortars, the bombs of which were landing in the perimeter with great accuracy. Sgt Gaughan was wounded but with great devotion to duty insisted on remaining at his post to lead and inspire his section. He refused all attempts to have his wounds dressed until every enemy attack had been beaten off and the position stabilised. Next morning he was evacuated to the R.A.P. where he insisted on remaining for a few days rather than be evacuated to the rear. Later that week he rejoined his company where he found the during his absence, the platoon commander had been killed. He immediately took over command of his platoon and although inexperienced did remarkably well. He soon showed that the more responsibility he was given the more he rose to the occasion. At LAM-MU on the 24th April 1944, he was ordered to make a wide detour and come in on the village from the rear. Just as his platoon formed up for the attack hitherto unlocated enemy L.M.G. opened up on him from a nearby bunker. With remarkable presence of mind, and cool skill and superb judgement he switched a section to deal with it, without slowing up momentum of the attack pushed on to get to his original objective. By a display of skilful tacticts he was able to dispose of what might have been a real threat to his flank. From then onwards the men in the platoon under him had the greatest confidence in his leadership. At KHONGJOL on the 18th May 1944, and on MATITA on the 30th May 1944 he again proved himself to be a first rate leader, full of enthusiasm and the will to win through. It was however, on NIPPON on 24th July 1944 that he was at his best. His company was a leading company whose task it was to rush NIPPON and silently under the cover of darkness and so carry the position by surprise. To do this it was necessary to march two nights through appalling jungle through heavy rain and mist. Sgt Gaughan showed outstanding determination to overcome all obstacles of weather and terrain. It was entirely due to his personal example and leadership that the platoon was able to meet its appointed place on time. In the bayonet charge that followed he showed the same dash and gallantry and won through to his objective, inflicting heavy loss on the enemy. Throughout all these and other operations Sgt Gaughan displayed a devotion to duty, powers of leadership and complete disregard for personal danger that merits the highest commendation."
Great clip but they made one mistake, Australian troops never went to Burma, the picture they showed with the Slouch Hat with the brim turned up was British Army, as they also wore this headress.
I have a picture of my grandfather wearing this headress of a slouch hat and turned up brim. He was in the British Royal Airforce and fought in India and Burma during WW2..
@@rjjordan27 Thanks and great info. I believe both the RAF & RAAF wore the slouch hat when in tropical theatres, but with their RAF & RAAF insignia on the Puggaree's, with either khaki-drill (light-sand colour) or jungle green uniforms. Something I've noticed is that the Australian Army (and RAAF) troops tended to wear the brim down unless they were on a Ceremonial Parade, whereas the British Army & RAF often wore them brim turned up in the field/as per your description. Kind regards (from Australia).
GREAT VID, THANK YOU!!!!//Lars
The Chinese should remember who their friends really are
Ronald Reagan is doing the voice documentary! James
We must never forget those great ĥeroes
Huge recpect those soldier.. correct me.. is that fighter KITTYHAVK p40???..
Awesome!
My dad was in the chidnits he was a gunner he told me alittle bit about it how they were flew in gliders how they crossed the river the mules how they went with food they fought along with the men he was the most lovely dad so loving kind and caring amiss him so much ihave a photo of him in his uniform got his medals when a little he would show me he allways looked so sad watching this movie show how much my dad and the men went through I am so very proud of him and the men he was with my dad was called Leonard Bamford drew my dad was hero so we're the men with him rest in peace
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Incredible.
Lived in Ledo more than a quarter century. Stilwell road can be travelled up to Burma border at present.
It’s really Very informative video for this generation. Thanks
Wingate was the true leader and hero for our people very brave my grand pa used to tell me.
The narrator... that's future president Ronald Reagan, I'm pretty sure!
Wow, I dug in and found that his unit actually did produce more than 400 training films, and before December 1945 he was still in active duty, so yeah, it could be him.
if it's him that's funny...he never spent one second in the military
@@RobertJamesChinneryH
Reagan was Army reserve 1937-42
active duty 1942-45
Only Trump was a worse President in modern U.S. history...thankful to live in the U.S. however...
@@jeffsmith2022 Someone had to work for their Lunch ey!
Air Commandos were life saving war winners. My dad used to pray to them ;-)
After General Bruckner was killed on Okinawa, General Stilwell took command and finished the battle.
My Grandfather was forced to join the "Royal West African Frontier Force" from Nigeria...he and many other Africans fought in this war yet they aren't mentioned anywhere in the history books. Thanks Brits
My grandad (mum's dad) was taken from East africa fought and almost died here and no commemoration or mention of a single African soldier who courageously fought and died in these jungles. My grandad left a few recordings of his experience there and how things unfolded.
In Field Marshall Slim's book about the Burma Campaign, called "Defeat into Victory", the West African Division is mentioned on at least fifteen pages. And I've read a Nigerian novel in which someone who had been in Burma during the war said no whites fought there because the climate was considered unsuitable.
@@saeidsoloman5187 Countries in east Africa have been independent from Britain for over fifty years now. That's plenty of time for them to have put up memorials and held commemorations.
Don’t be bitter about this, It’s incumbent on any of us who’s relatives ( my Irish father) that ended up in the Forgotten 14th Army, who don’t get a mention, is to honour their sacrifices and keep the memories alive in the oral tradition. My old fella never grumbled about the Burma Campaign. When I was younger I too used to think worse of the Brits! But as time goes on you come to realise it’s about all those great warriors, not us. Peace brother and cherish your grandfather’s part, even if it’s only you and your family remembering. It’s all we can do 💚
@@paddydunne774 Yes, you are right paddy, its all about those great warriors. My uncle was in the Inniskillin Fusilliers and died on his 19th birthday at Anzio, He was from Salford, Manchester.
My great grandfather was an engineer who worked on the Ledo Road