Item title: | Battles where we have prevailed over a superior enemy |
Title (romaji): | Yûryô sôbi no teki ni taishi seikô wo osametaru senrei |
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Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/3/3) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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: | 3 pages mimeographed copy |
Access: | Open |
Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
Category: | Battle report |
Item content | |
Creation date (d/m/y): | 26/7/1944 |
Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OPERATIONS REPORTS |
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Japanese unit names: | Watashi Group Headquarters |
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Languages: | Japanese |
Area: | Finschhafen [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Lakona [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Masaweng River [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Biak Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] Aitape [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Saipan [Central Pacific, North Mariana Islands] |
Content: | This item is part of a compilation of reports and analyses of battles titled "Lessons from the battlefield". It was issued on 26 Jul 1944, probably by the Southern Area Army GHQ. It contains a chart outlining details of various battles fought in Finschhafen, Lakona, Masawaen River, Aitape, Biak Island and Saipan in 1943 and 1944. It gives place names, dates, troop strengths, the result and an analysis of the battle. 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: | Battles where we have prevailed over a superior enemy |
ATIS number: | Batch 1256 B1 |
Item status: | Original document |
Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
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Japanese unit names: | Watashi Group Headquarters |
Japanese unit names (romaji): | Watashi Shûdan Shireibu |
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Place of acquisition: | Philippines |
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Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:27 AM |
Source: | AJRP staff |
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