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WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE

WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE
WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE

WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE

Believed to be from the reserve chute, t. His was brought back by a US Serviceman at the end of the war.

The Imperial Japanese Army developed an airborne paratroop force in the late 1930s, but the program did not receive much attention by the Imperial General Headquarters until review of the success of similar German paratroop units during the Blitzkrieg of 1940. Army paratroops were first deployed in combat during the Battle of Palembang, on Sumatra in the Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia) on 14 February 1942.

The operation was well-planned, with 425 men of the 1st Parachute Raiding Regiment seizing Palembang airfield, while the paratroopers of the 2nd Parachute Raiding Regiment seized the town and its important oil refinery. All the paratroopers were rescued by the Japanese cruiser Kashii but lost all their equipment and were exhausted and therefore did not partake leaving the operation to the 2nd Parachute Raiding Regiment. The IJA paratroopers were subsequently deployed in the Burma campaign only to have the operation aborted. Following this success, in July 1943, the 1st Glider Tank Troop was formed, with four Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks. This unit was eventually expanded to battalion size, with a tank company using 14 Type 2 Ke-To light tanks, an infantry company, and a motorized transport company.

Made of heavy green canvas an steel this Parachute Strap is in EXCELLENT used condition! Brought back by a US Serviceman, o. Verall condition is SUPERB, showing only normal age from storage! There is some slight scratching on the metal fittings. As well as some marks and wear due to the age, but nothing that detracts. Features the Army Star stamped into the main clip. Not sure of the exact chute it was used on, but I believe this was for the reserve parachute.

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WW2 Imperial Japanese Army PARATROOPER PARACHUTE STRAP VERY RARE