| Item title: | New Britain invaded |
| Title (romaji): | Nyûburiten kôryaku hajimaru |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J156) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial leaflets |
| AJRP series: | Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | 7/9/12 J156 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J156 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 30/12/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Names: | |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | New Britain [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Bougainville [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae Markham River Area] Salamaua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo Salamaua Area] |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office during the Second World War. An English translation of the text is attached. It reports the commencement of the Allied landing on New Britain. It also mentions the fierce bombing of Japanese positions on New Britain prior to the landing and the defeat of the Japanese in New Guinea. 100,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:15:11 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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