| Item title: | Russian fortifications on Manchurian border: methods of gathering intelligence: organisation charts of tank battalion and sharpshooter division tank battalion (presumably Russian) |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/27) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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| 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 5/27 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-317 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 15 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 7/2/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | FORTIFICATIONS, INTELLIGENCE, MORALE, TANKS, PILLBOXES |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Manchuria Hollandia (Jayapura) [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Hollandia (Jayapura) on 25 April 1944 during the Allied attacks on Japanese positions in northern Dutch New Guinea, which were intended to isolate the 18th Army at Wewak. This item contains extracts from three handwritten books entitled "Principles of intelligence" concerning Russian fortifications on the Manchurian border, intelligence gathering methods, and organisation of Russian tank battalions and sharpshooter division tank battalions. It also contains instructions on developing morale and psychological strengths necessary to prosecute the war. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:13 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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