Heavy fighting during the battle for Pinwe, Burma

Heavy fighting during the battle for Pinwe on November 30th 1944 by units of the British 36th Division. Here Royal Artillery fire 25-pounders on Japanese positions in Pinwe. Date: 1944

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1944/11/30 00:00:00

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