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ITEM FORM
Item title: Various battles in New Guinea
Title (romaji): Nyûginia sentô no ichibu
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/3/3)
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AJRP details
AJRP module: Australian War Memorial official records
AJRP series: AWM 82 captured Japanese documents
AJRP sub-series: ADVATIS material captured in the Philippines 1944-45
AJRP folder: "Lessons from the battlefield" - 1944
Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: AWM 82 1/3/3
Inst. series: AWM 82
Inst. sub-series: 1/3/- ADVATIS material captured in the Philippines 1944-45
Item: 1/3/3
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 50 pages, mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Battle report
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 5/8/1944
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OPERATIONS REPORTS
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names:
Japanese unit names:Southern Area Army GHQ
14th Area Army
Names:
Languages: Japanese
Area:New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)]
Papua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)]
Buna [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area]
Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea]
Aitape–Wewak Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea]
Hollandia (Jayapura) [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)]
Content: This item is part of a compilation of reports and analyses of battles titled "Lessons from the battlefield". It contains sections dealing with fighting spirit, characteristics of the enemy, and all aspects of battle strategy, from anti-aircraft to anti-malaria. It is marked top secret and was probably captured in the Philippines in late 1944 or early 1945.
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details
Title: Various battles in New Guinea
ATIS number: Batch 1256 B1
Item status: Original document
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Names:
Names (kanji ):
Sender:
Sender (kanji):
Recipient:
Recipient (kanji):
Japanese unit names: Southern Area Army GHQ
14th Area Army
Japanese unit names (romaji):Nanpôgun Sôshireibu, Dai 14 Hômengun
Japanese unit names (kanji)
Place of acquisition: Philippines
Date of acquisition:
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Last modified:03/05/2009 10:08:13 AM
Source:AJRP staff



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