| Item title: | US combat methods, jungle travel, and military regulations |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/7) 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 enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/7 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-78 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 49 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document, Information report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 26/1/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, MILITARY OPERATIONS, MILITARY REGULATIONS, WAR - INTELLIGENCE, AIR DROPS, JUNGLE WARFARE, MORALE |
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| Japanese unit names: | 18th Army 66th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn SUGIYAMA Unit |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Solomon Islands [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] Komiatum [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] Mount Tambu [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] Guadalcanal [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Solomon Islands] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured in the Mount Tambu-Komiatum area on 15 August 1943 during the Japanese retreat from campaigns in the Owen Stanley Ranges. This item contains a variety of articles, including a critical assessment of US combat methods as employed on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands and how these affected Japanese combat tactics, a report on living and fighting in the jungle, a selection of regulations governing the 18th Army and a report on "improving morale and strengthening combat power". This item also contains a chart detailing the supply drops made by Allied forces during late June 1943. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:01:57 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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