| Item title: | Naval General Staff intelligence report on Allied situation in the Pacific, 22 July 1944 |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/30) 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 5/30 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-327 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 9 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Intelligence report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 4/3/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | AERIAL OPERATIONS, AIRFIELDS, AIR RAIDS, SUBMARINES, AUSTRALIAN ARMY, MILITARY OPERATIONS, AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION, LANDING CRAFT |
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| Japanese unit names: | 35th Army HQ Nao Group Naval General Staff 5th Sect |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Tanauan [Philippines, Leyte] Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya) [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Saipan [Central Pacific, North Mariana Islands] Tinian [Central Pacific, North Mariana Islands] Guam [Central Pacific, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati)] Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Tanauan on 29 October 1944 during the US campaign to capture the Philippines. This item is a booklet entitled "Intelligence report on enemy situation", issued on 22 July 1944 by 5th Section, Naval General Staff and reproduced by Nao (Sho) Group (35th Army Headquarters). It contains information on the strength of Allied ground and submarine forces, the use of air attacks to prepare for landing operations, and the speed of construction of airfields in the Pacific theatre. It also contains a chart on American vessels used in landing operations, a brief summary of air raid technique, the disposition of US air forces, a chart showing the disposition of US and Australian armies against the Japanese, a chart showing Allied air raids prior to the landings in northern Dutch New Guinea, Saipan, Guam and Sansapor, and a sketch showing Allied submarines in the Pacific as of 1 August 1944. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:46 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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