Japan's High Tide

[Peter H]

Dutch East Indies

[Peter H]

Landing craft

[Peter H]

Paratroops?

[Peter H]

Dutch nuns

[Peter H]

Salvo

[Peter H]

Burning oil

[Peter H]

Bowing Indonesians

[Peter H]

Tanks

[Peter H]

Infantry

[Akira Takizawa]

Manila

It is Manokwari, Dutch New Guinea.

When the war began, her husband was interned. But, she was left behind, because she was pregnant. She was a sole Japanese woman at Manokwari, when the Japanese occupied there.

Taki

[Akira Takizawa]

Paratroops?

They are paratroopers of Yokosuka 1st SNLF. It was taken when they landed at Flores Island from the sea (Not airborne).

Taki

[Peter H]

Thanks Taki.

Much appreciated

Peter

[Peter H]

Some Indian POWs here

[Peter H]

Crashed Dutch Glenn L. Martin bomber?

[Peter H]

Thumbs up from the locals