Source 8

Map showing the routes taken by refugees travelling from Burma to India after Japanese bombing December 1941-February 1942, Catalogue ref: WO 106/3710

« Return to Refugees in South Asia during Second World War (1939-1945)

Read the Background Section on Burmese refugees for more historical context.

  • Use the Background section on Burmese refugees to find the routes on the map that refugees might have taken out of Burma?
  • Why might these journeys have been so difficult?