WWII - 1942, War Record of Nippon Parachute Troops

War Record of Nippon Parachute Troops Re Japanese airborne operation which captured Palembang, Indonesia English narration. Aerial & air to air shots Japanese paratroops jump over Palembang airfield; guns & ammunition dropped. Troops land, retrieve weapons & advance under fire - machine guns & heavy artillery fired. Burning wreckage at captured airport - abandoned Allied equipment inc. heavy guns. 00:16:26 Other Japanese airborne troops move through swampy Sumatran jungle. Japanese troops attack Allied positions near oil refineries, capture Dutch technicians & troops. Oil storage tanks burning after explosion - huge clouds of black smoke. Tracking shot through refinery after being saved from blaze by Japanese paratroops. 00:20:00 Group of paratroops pose looking skywards as patriotic Japanese song heard - Japanese flag raised over oil fields. WW2; Pacific War; Dutch Colonies; Netherlands;