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Item title: Top secret order for the South East Area Fleet Special Unit No. 53
Title (romaji): Kimitsu nantô hômen butai meirei toku 53 gô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/49)
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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 2/49
Inst. series: AWM 82
Inst. sub-series: 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul)
Item: 2/49
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 5 page, mimeographed copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Military order
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 21/3/1945
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:MILITARY ORDERS
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names:
Japanese unit names:South East Area Fleet
Names: KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm
Languages: Japanese
Area:Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain]
Content: The Navy in Rabaul plans to have training in preparation for jungle warfare between 21 March 1945 and 4 April 1945. The order has two attachments, specifying details of the training.
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details
Title: Top secret order for the South East Area Fleet Special Unit No. 53
ATIS number:
Item status: Original document
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Names: KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm
Names (kanji ):
Sender:
Sender (kanji):
Recipient:
Recipient (kanji):
Japanese unit names: South East Area Fleet
Japanese unit names (romaji):Nanô Hômen Butai
Japanese unit names (kanji)
Place of acquisition: Rabaul Area
Date of acquisition:
Other information
Notes:              
This is a rare document in the collection dated before 18 Aug.1945
Last modified:03/05/2009 10:08:32 AM
Source:AJRP staff



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