Chronology of World War II

Wednesday, February 11th


Electrical Equipment Burning in 'Scorched Earth' Policy


Electrical Equipment Burning in 'Scorched Earth' Policy
In Burma the British were now falling back just as they had in Malaya. Here electrical equipment at the Yenangyaung oilfields being destroyed as part of the 'scorched earth' policy pursued by the British in the face of the Japanese advance.