| Item title: | Use of explosives on beaches and in raiding attacks |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/20) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/20 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-224 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 12 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 15/11/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | EXPLOSIVE DEVICES, MINES, FUZES, EXPLOSIVES, MILITARY INSTRUCTION MANUAL, TECHNICAL MANUALS, BEACHES |
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| Japanese unit names: | 41st Div Staff Sect |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Alexishafen [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, WewakâMadang Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Alexishafen on 3 May 1944 during the Allied attacks on Japanese positions in northern Dutch New Guinea, which were intended to isolate the 18th Army at Wewak. This item contains extracts from two manuals entitled "Explosive warfare on the beach" and "Explosives used in raiding attacks", issued by the 41st Division Staff Section. They contain information on using explosives against an amphibious invasion force, the preparation and use of various explosive devices, and sketches showing charges and ignition systems. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:16 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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