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Back to (British) Indian Airborne Forces Photographs

The parachute drop at Elephant point was undertaken by a composite Battalion from the 44th Indian Airborne Division on May 1, 1945. It was part of Operation Dracula. 

This image shows deceased Japanese soldiers in a destroyed bunker. A larger version of the image can be found in KC Praval's book India's Paratroopers

Devastation left after the fighting at Elephant point, May 1945

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