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News from Indonesia: landing of the Dutch troops in Palembang

Week number 46-52

Newsreels in which Dutch subjects of a certain week are presented.

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The Dutch troops relieve the British troops in Palembang. SHOTS: A Dutch troop-ship(?) arrives in the mouth of the river the Moesi on Sumatra; the soldiers of the KNIL and the Royal Land Forces transfer to landing crafts and sail onto the river, escorted by Dutch marine ships; the disembarkation takes place in the harbour of Palembang, where lorries drive across the ramp to the shore; on the quay are a lot of soldiers and equipment.

Creator:
Polygoon-Profilti (producer) / Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision (curator)
Publication date:
1 December 1946
Length:
01:16

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User:
Nederlands Instituut voor Beeld en Geluid
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