| Item title: | Battles of the Yuki group (36th Div) on Biak Island and Sarmi |
| Title (romaji): | "Biaku" shima oyobi "Sarumi" chiku ni okeru Yuki heidan no sentô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/3/3) 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: | ADVATIS material captured in the Philippines 1944-45 |
| AJRP folder: | "Lessons from the battlefield" - 1944 |
Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/3/3 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/3/- ADVATIS material captured in the Philippines 1944-45 |
| Item: | 1/3/3 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 37 pages, mimeographed copy plus 5 fold-out maps |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Battle report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 3/10/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, OPERATIONS REPORTS |
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| Japanese unit names: | Imperial GHQ Army Division 36th Division |
| Names: | |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Biak Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] Sarmi [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] Philippines |
| Content: | This item is part of a compilation of reports and analyses of battles titled "Lessons from the battlefield - 1944". It contains a detailed day-by-day analysis of the fighting by the 36th Division (Yuki) on Biak Island and around Sarmi in Dutch New Guinea during May and June 1944. The attached maps give details of troop dispositions and battle outcomes. It was issued on 3 Oct 1944 by the Imperial GHQ Army Division. It is marked top secret and was probably captured in the Philippines in late 1944 or early 1945. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Battles of the Yuki group (36th Div) on Biak Island and Sarmi |
| ATIS number: | Batch 1256 B1 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | |
| Names (kanji ): |  |
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| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | Imperial GHQ Army Division 36th Division |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Daihon'ei Rikugunbu, Dai 36 Shidan |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Philippines |
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Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:07 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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