lord mountbatten told me about his experiences of that gruelling campaign in which our troops not onlyermined opponent, but, at the same time, had to contend with an incredibly hostile jungle environment and the ever present scourge jungle environment and the ever present scourge of disease that claimed almost a quarter of a million allied casualties. at this point, we should also reflect on those unfortunate prisoners of war who suffered so dreadfully. over a quarter of all allied prisoners of war lost their lives in captivity. the courage and fortitude shown by all of those who fought in the region was exemplary. field marshal slim observed that victory was reliant upon that courage, being hardy, their refusal to be beaten, either by the cruel hazards of nature, or by the fierce strength of their human adversary. no fewer than 29 victoria crosses were awarded during the burma campaign. the highest tally of any theatre of war, another measure of its exceptional nature. it is also the greatest importance to remember the courage of the many ethnic groups in burma who fought so bravely i

but mountbatten wasn't going to wait that long monbiot misheard to accelerate even faster partly because he found his control on the control of the british soldiers over india slipping and so here trying to return to august 15th 147 and with that headlong rush into disaster happened with the british unable and unwilling to prevent some of the horrors that were unfolding before their very eyes horrors unleashed by hastily drawn lines on a map the north was state of punjab was home to hindus sikhs but mostly muslims it was split with one side forming the bulk of pakistan in the northeast of india the state of bengal was cut into the predominantly muslim eastern half made up another part of pakistan separated by nearly 2000 kilometers of indian territory it would eventually become the independent country of bangladesh was it well father was ill thought out. when the british had to draw a line they pulled in the civil servant who had never been to india before and was sitting in his cots while garden when he was told that he had fly next week to india and divide the country into. and no one

newsreel: lord louis mountbatten, supreme allied commander in southeast asia, took the salute.allied fortunes, and yet they claimed they were forgotten back home. if you look at the british nation, the war it had fought was the one that was on its doorstep. so it was looking to europe. and once that conflict comes to an end, the far east is very far away, it perhaps didn't come with the sense of relief that was delivered on ve day. on this anniversary, a virus has muted commemorations, but the forgotten army will be remembered. robert hall, bbc news. joining me now is major general john craig lawrence, a retired british army officer whose last appointment was as the director ofjoint warfare at the directorate ofjoint warfare. he is now an author and lecturer at the royal college of defence studies. thank you for speaking to us here on bbc news. remind us why was the forgotten war and yet it played such a key pa rt forgotten war and yet it played such a key part in world war ii. thank you. it's very good question. there we re you. it's very good question. there were four main re

prince charle5'5 great uncle lord loui5 mountbatten wa5 5upreme allied commander in southeast asia, andopular with the troops for his morale boosting speeches. and for prince charles, there is another personal connection, because his father, prince philip, i5 another personal connection, because his father, prince philip, is on board a destroyer in tokyo bay when the us sunk the missouri in 19a5. he teaches the us sunk the missouri in 19a5. he teache5in the us sunk the missouri in 19a5. he teaches in the photomontage of living veterans being shown on large screens of screens acro55 living veterans being shown on large screens of screens across the country for vj day. a rare appearance for the dude who has only been seen a handful of times since retiring from royal duties in 1917. -- in 2017. retiring from royal duties in 1917. —— in 2017. the duchess of cornwall has direct links to the war herself. herfather has direct links to the war herself. her father was has direct links to the war herself. herfather was an has direct links to the war herself. her father was an officer in the briti

lord louis mountbatten, supreme surrender.laimed they we re fortunes, and yet they claimed they were forgotten back home. you look at the british nation, the war it had fought was the one that was on its doorstep. so it was looking to europe. and once that conflict comes to an end, the far east is very far away, it perhaps didn't come with a sense of relief that was delivered on ve day. on this anniversary, a virus has muted commemorations, but the forgotten army will be remembered. the time now is 6:39am stop we will have more on those events for you throughout the morning, at the national arboretum, and also those events at the cenotaph. right now, it is time to look at the sport, and holly is there for us this morning. good morning. ijust imagine any barcelona fans watching the champions league quarter—final last night, watching like this, behind their hands. it is not really how champions league quarter—final was supposed to go. barcelona, a giant in european football, utterly humiliated by bayern munich last night. 8—2 th