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Item title: Attack on Japanese Army convoy in the Bismarck Sea
Title (romaji): Bisumaruku-kai nihon gosô sendan fukumetsu no jikkyô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J64)
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AJRP details
AJRP module: Australian War Memorial leaflets
AJRP series: Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets
AJRP sub-series:
AJRP folder:
Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: 7/9/12 J64
Inst. series: Various
Inst. sub-series:
Item: J64
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, print and mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Leaflet
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 15/3/1943
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names: FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE
Japanese unit names:
Names:
Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)
Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)
Content: This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. A drawing on the leaflet describes the attack on the Japanese Army convoy in the Bismarck Sea, which reportedly resulted in the loss of 10 warships, 12 transport ships, 102 planes and the lives of 15,000 soldiers. 151,000 of them were printed.
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Last modified:11/28/2001 04:12:29 PM
Source:AJRP staff



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