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Training in the Malayan jungle
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Training in the Malayan jungle

28th August 1941: The British Army prepares for hostilities with Japan

Aug 28, 2021
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Training in the Malayan jungle
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A demonstration of British troops' preparedness for jungle warfare in Malaya. Men of the Manchester Regiment with a Vickers water cooled machine gun. The reliable Vickers gun dated from the First World War but was used until after 1945.

In military circles the probability of the Japanese extending their aggression in the Far East was well understood. In …

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