Japanese propaganda film "War Record of Nippon Parachute Troops", in English, made during World War 2. Japanese Para Troops check their parachutes and board transport air crafts. Planes take off from Malay air base in Malaysia to capture Allied air base in Palembang, Indonesia. Naval ship in waters of 'Straits of Malacca'. Japanese parachute troops jump off the airplanes over Palembang air base near River Musi as Allied forces fire anti aircraft guns. Japanese exchange gunfire with Dutch Allied troops. Japanese paratrooperss capture Palembang airbase. Wreck of Allied fighter aircraft and abandoned anti aircraft guns.
Animated map of Pacific region shows spreading Japanese offensive in the Southwest Pacific, flashes of Manila, Hong Kong, and the Malay jungle. People on the streets in Manila, Philippines. A boat in water. Scenes of Hong Kong port. People in markets. Scenes of Malaysia and Singapore. Thai tanks and troops marching through the streets of Bangkok. Scenes in Makassar on Celebes and on Sumatra. Japanese fleet at sea and planes in air. Japanese troops boarding landing craft from transports. Going ashore under cover of naval bombardment. Machine gunners and automatic rifleman firing. Infantry charging. Animated map of Pacific region. Japanese planes bombing Port Darwin in Australia. (World War II period).
United States President Lyndon B. Johnson, wife Lady Bird Johnson, and other VIPs in flight from Thailand to Malaysia. President Johnson and VIPs talking onboard the Air Force One aircraft. President Johnson arriving at Subang Airport, Kuala Lumpur and greeted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (official title for the King), Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu. Malaysian Army troops lined up in honor of President Johnson. The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Queen Tengku Ampuan Tua Intan Zaharah, President Johnson and Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson walking through the formation of troops. Prime Minister of Malaysia Tunkul Abdul Rahman waiting for President Johnson to arrive. President Johnson leaving the car and greeted by Prime Minister Rahman. Malaysian Army soldiers holding flags and lined up on the steps of the monument. Close view of Tugu Negara, National Monument depicting a group of soldiers holding Malaysian flag, granite base and inscriptions. Inscription says "Dedicated to the heroic fighters in the cayse of peace and freedom. May the blessing of Allah be upon them". The Malaysian Houses of Parliament (Parliament Street, 50680, Kuala Lumpur), National Mosque or the Masjid Negara Malaysia (Jalan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur 50480), interior of the National Mosque, the National Museum, and people walking in the streets of Kuala Lumpur are shown. President Johnson emerging from helicopter and met by school kids holding American flags in a village. President Johnson listening to man giving project details and meeting a couple at a traditional Malay house (Rumah Melayu). Interiors of the house.
Japanese artillery fired in the Malay jungle, Kuantan during World War II. Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) soldiers load and fire artillery. Smoke rises due to the firing. A map of Singapore showing British positions. The map zooms into Pulau Ubin island. A soldier watches enemy action through binoculars. Japanese troops cross the Straits of Johor from Malay to Singapore in small boats and wade ashore with equipment. Shirtless Japanese gun crewmen load shells into artillery. A Japanese soldier puts a blade on his bayonet. The artillery fired and airplanes drop bombs as screaming Japanese infantry advance along a muddy road. British and Allied prisoners of war (POWs) are being searched and led away by Japanese guards.
Japanese air attacks on Royal British Navy battleships underway in the Malay Sea near Kuantan in Pahang during World War II. Japanese bombers and torpedoes attack British HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in the Malay Sea. Japanese pilots in a cockpit. The warships underway at sea. The pilot and the bombardier discuss amongst themselves. The bombardier watches the target through binoculars. The warships burn, explode and sink.
A summary report purporting to reflect phases of Japanese so-called "Tanaka Plan" beginning with Conquest of Manchuria, followed by Conquest of China; establishment of bases in South Pacific; and Conquest of the United States. Animated map shows pressure by German forces in offensive against Soviet Union and illustrates German air war against Britain. Scenes of bombing destruction in Britain, including overturned double-decker bus in ruins of buildings. A Nelson Class British battleship viewed from dead ahead. She is followed by the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. American newspaper headline reads: "Navy Bill Passes House." and "Huge Sum Voted for Two Ocean Navy." A line of U.S. Navy battleships underway, led by the USS Mississippi (BB-41). A field full of U.S. M3 Lee tanks moving in formation, as they are overflown by several Douglas B-18 bombers. Assembled Japanese leaders in a forum. Japanese Naval officers in a planning conference. Closeup shows Admirals Shigeyoshi Inoue and Raizō Tanaka pointing at a chart and conversing as other officers look on. Next, bomb bursts and black smoke rises as the attack on Pearl Harbor is underway. The USS West Virginia, USS Tennessee, and the USS Arizona, burning on Battleship row, during the attack. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek with staff officers walks to a waiting car. Forces allied with China, including American troops marching; British troops marching; and Dutch Colonial troops marching (in Batavia, the Capital of the Dutch East Indies). Japanese troops continuing their conquest of China, firing a field piece, and infantry charging in World War II. Newspapers announce Japanese advances into Malay Peninsula and Hong Kong. Others cite fall of Singapore fortress and of Corregidor (6 May, 1942). Animated map shows Japanese occupation encompassing Indochina, Thailand, and Burma (with loss of the Burma road) all of which compounded China's war efforts.