Japanese paratroopers descending on Pangkalan Benteng airfield or Pladju refineries in southern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 13 Feb 1942, photo 1 of 2

Caption   Japanese paratroopers descending on Pangkalan Benteng airfield or Pladju refineries in southern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 13 Feb 1942, photo 1 of 2 ww2dbase
Source    ww2dbaseJapanese Navy
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Photos on Same Day 13 Feb 1942
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 21 Apr 2013

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Licensing  Public Domain. According to the article 23 of old copyright law of Japan and article 2 of supplemental provision of copyright law of Japan, photographs taken prior to 1946 or published prior to 31 Dec 1956 are now in the public domain.



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