| Item title: | Instructions for sea transport units operating in enemy dominated waters |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/17) 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 5/17 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-185 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 10 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 14/9/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | TRANSPORT SHIPS, TRAINING, NAVAL OPERATIONS, AERIAL OPERATIONS, CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT |
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| Japanese unit names: | Shipping Group Staff Sect |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Biak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya), Biak Island] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Biak on 15 June 1944 during the Allied attacks of Japanese positions in northern Dutch New Guinea, which were intended to isolate the 18th Army at Wewak. This item is an instruction manual entitled "Reference for sea transport units in carrying out their missions", issued by Shipping Group Staff Section. It contains information on planning for the transportation of troops, managing supplies, concealment and communications. Japan's approach to sea transportation was shaped by the dominance of Allied air power and the fact that Japanese commanders were forced to operate in "areas dominated by enemy airplanes, high speed torpedo boats, destroyers, etc." |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:24 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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