| Item title: | JA145605 supplementary interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/4) 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 interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-195B (Serial no. 329) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 23 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 22/1/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, BATTLESHIPS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 85th Guard Unit Haruna |
| Names: | JA145605, Leading Seaman |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Finschhafen Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] Japan–Formosa |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for JA145605 of the Sasebo Special Naval Landing Party, who was captured near Finschhafen on 20 October 1943. The interrogation report concentrates on the information JA145605 provided about Battleship Haruna. The report has detailed information on the ship's capabilities, armaments, and performance. The report includes diagrams of various sections of the ship, such as plotting room and firing platform. |
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Other information | |
| Notes: | This report states the date of his capture was 20 October 1943, but the full report (Serial no. 351) gave 2 October 1943. The full report was written after two supplementary reports were produced. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:59 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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