| Item title: | Approximate strength of the South East Area Army and South East Area Fleet |
| Title (romaji): | Rikukaigun genkyô ni kansuru shuyô sûryô (gaisû) |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/297) 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 2/297 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/297 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 12 pages, handwritten mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Personnel list |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 31/8/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, PERSONNEL DOCUMENTS |
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| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Army HQ South East Area Fleet HQ |
| Names: | |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] New Ireland [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Bougainville [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| Content: | This item contains information on the strength of the South East Area Army and the South East Area Fleet as of 31 August 1945. It provides the number of existing servicemen in Rabaul, New Ireland, Bougainville and East New Guinea, the number of deaths in action, the number of existing patients and the number of horses. There were approximately 139,300 Japanese servicemen in these areas as of 31 August 1945. The document also provides detailed information on available ammunition. Other matters discussed include fuel, clothing, food, medicine, POWs in Rabaul, the number of foreign nationals other than POWs and the self-sufficiency system initiated by the Japanese forces in Rabaul. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Approximate strength of the South East Area Army and South East Area Fleet |
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| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
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| Names (kanji ): |  |
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| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Army HQ South East Area Fleet HQ |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Nantô Hômengun; Nantô Hômen Kantai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
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Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:05:33 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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