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East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma

Photograph of a soldier from the East African Reconnaissance Regiment, checking a machine-gun, Burma, 1945. The East African Reconnaissance Regiment, part of 11th East African Division, was equipped with armoured cars and light tanks. In this image a soldier checks a Browning machine-gun. His division incorporated battalions of the King?s African Rifles and other forces from Kenya, Uganda, Nyasaland (now Malawi), Somaliland (Somalia) and Tanganyika (Tanzania). The Africans proved extremely hardy and tenacious in several battles, both as combatant soldiers, medical staff, and carriers. One of 12 photographs captioned: East African Reconnaissance Regiment in Burma. From photograph album of 147 photographs, 1944-1945. Associated with Brig M W Briggs and the 11th East African Division and the King's African Rifles, World War Two, Far East (1941-1945). Date: 1945

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Climbers walk up the steep gravel and scree slope leading to the summit of Tanzania's

Climbers walk up the steep gravel and scree slope leading to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, one of the world's largest volcanoes and the highest free-standing mountain, shortly before sunrise in Tanzania January 4, 2006. The mountain has become an icon for environmental campaigners, with scientists predicting that the mountain's glaciers will vanish within the next twenty years because of global warming. Some 20,000 tourists attempt to climb to the summit every year. Photo taken January 4, 2006. MALTA OUT REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi - RP3DSFDLWSAC

Tanzania. Zanzibar, Michamvi Village, Dhows (traditional sailboats) saling at sunset

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