| Item title: | War diary for the 222nd Infantry regt 1st & 2nd Bns |
| Title (romaji): | Jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500019) 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: | ATIS material registered as B documents |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500019 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500019 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 50 pages with entries in ink and carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 01/09/1943 to 30/09/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OFFICIAL DIARIES, TRAINING |
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| Japanese unit names: | 36th Division 222nd Infantry Regt 1st Bn 36th Division 222nd Infantry Regt 2nd Bn |
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| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Qinxian [China–Hong Kong, Shanxi] Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is an official diary for the month of September 1943 recording the activities of the 222nd Infantry Regiment 1st and 2nd Battalions, while stationed at Qinxian in China. It contains lists of troop numbers and their organisation, as well as daily orders and reports concerning unit activities and duties, such as mounted patrols, surveillance, target practice, and strategic studies. There are also orders regarding troop organisation and preparation for detachment following the conclusion of training at the end of September. This item may be related to others in this sub-series, such as items 500017, and 500018. It was captured at Hansa Bay in July 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | War diary for the 222nd Infantry regt 1st & 2nd Bns |
| ATIS number: | 500019 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
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| Names (kanji ): |  |
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| Japanese unit names: | 36th Division 222nd Infantry Regt 1st Bn 36th Division 222nd Infantry Regt 2nd Bn |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 36 Shidan Dai 222 Hohei Rentai Dai 1, 2 Daitai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Hansa Bay |
| Date of acquisition: | 07/29/1944 |
Other information | |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:17 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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