| Item title: | Guerrilla warfare in the Philippines |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/32) 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 5/32 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-359 part 1 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 85 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Intelligence report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 28/4/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | GUERILLA OPERATIONS, MILITARY OPERATIONS, WARFARE - GUERILLA, PROPAGANDA, INTELLIGENCE, AERIAL OPERATIONS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 14th Area Army Watari Group 22nd Field Artillery Regt |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Philippines Tanauan [Philippines, Leyte] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Tanauan on 29 October 1944 during the US campaign to capture the Philippines. This item is a collection of intelligence reports on guerrilla warfare in the Philippines by the Watari Group (14th Area Army) held by the 22nd Field Artillery Regiment. This item contains intelligence reports B numbers 152 to 157 for the period 1 April to 30 June 1944. The reports contain detailed information and maps on the following: the strength, organisation and tactics of guerrilla groups; Japanese punitive operations; conflict between communist groups; US guerrilla units and Filipino guerrilla groups; wireless communication; submarine communications; air raids by US aircraft and Filipino morale. They also contain a general appraisal of the effectiveness of guerrilla operations and the prevalence of propaganda. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:07 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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