| Item title: | Orders from the 8th Area Army issued immediately after surrender |
| Title (romaji): | Kôfuku chokugo no Dai 8 Hômengun meirei |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/253) 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: | Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/253 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/253 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, 52 pages, handwritten mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document, Military order |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 6/9/1945 to 13/9/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | SURRENDER, WEAPONS, AGRICULTURE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY |
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| Japanese unit names: | 8th Area Army |
| Names: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen; KATÔ Rinpei, Lt Gen; Isaac, Col |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This item consists of several orders issued by General IMAMURA and Lieutenant General KATÔ of the 8th Area Army immediately after the surrender of the Japanese forces in Rabaul. Matters discussed include the cessation of hostilities and immediate disarmament, procedures for assembling troops in designated areas, collection and surrender of weapons, preparation of a personnel list of foreign substitute soldiers, employment and remuneration of native workers, provisions required by the Japanese forces, agricultural production and self-sufficiency, management of foreign workers under the command of Colonel Isaac and so on. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Orders from the 8th Area Army issued immediately after surrender |
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| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen; KATÔ Rinpei, Lt Gen; Isaac, Col |
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| Sender (kanji): |  |
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| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 8th Area Army |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 8 Hômengun |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:07 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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