Editing Special operations (section)

===Japan===
The [[Imperial Japanese Army]] first deployed army paratroops in combat during the [[Battle of Palembang]], on [[Sumatra]] in the [[Netherlands East Indies]], on 14 February 1942. The 425 men of the 1st Parachute Raiding Regiment seized [[Palembang]] airfield, while the paratroopers of the 2nd Parachute Raiding Regiment seized the town and its important oil refinery. Paratroops were subsequently deployed in the [[Burma campaign]].{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

However, as with similar airborne units created by the [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] and other [[Axis powers]], the Japanese paratroops suffered from a disproportionately high casualty rate, and the loss of men who required such extensive and expensive training limited their operations to only the most critical ones. Two regiments of ''Teishin Shudan'' were formed into the 1st Raiding Group, commanded by Major General [[Rikichi Tsukada]] under the control of the [[Southern Expeditionary Army Group]], during the [[Philippines campaign (1944–45)|Philippines campaign]]. Although structured as a division, its capabilities were much lower, as its six [[regiment]]s had manpower equivalent to a standard infantry [[battalion]], and it lacked any form of [[artillery]], and had to rely on other units for logistical support. Its men were no longer parachute-trained, but relied on aircraft for transport.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

Some 750 men from the [[2nd Raiding Brigade]], of this group were assigned to attack American air bases on [[Luzon]] and [[Leyte]] on the night of 6 December 1944. They were flown in [[Mitsubishi Ki-57|Ki-57 transports]], but most of the aircraft were shot down. Some 300 [[commando]]s managed to land in the [[Burauen]] area on Leyte. The force destroyed some planes and inflicted casualties before they were destroyed.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}