One of the Most Intense Aerial and Naval Bombardments

During World War II, the 1945 attack on Balikpapan was described as hell on earth by those who witnessed it. This rare footage shows the epic scale of the assault, in which 3,000 tons of aerial bombs and 46,800 naval ammunitions were used. (1:57)


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