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Item title: Strength chart by area of forces of the 5th Division, 25th Army
Title (romaji): Kakuchiku butai haichi gaikenhyô
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/123)
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AJRP details
AJRP module: Australian War Memorial official records
AJRP series: AWM 82 captured Japanese documents
AJRP sub-series: Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District
AJRP folder:
Location details
Institution: Australian War Memorial
Call number: AWM 82 2/123
Inst. series: AWM 82
Inst. sub-series: 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul)
Item: 2/123
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 2 pages, carbon copy
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Unit list
Item content
Creation date (d/m/y): 13/9/1945
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945), Post-war (related to WW2)
Keywords:MILITARY OPERATIONS
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names:
Japanese unit names:5th Division
Names: KOBORI, Maj Gen
Languages: English, Japanese
Area:Banda Sea [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)]
Moluccas (Maluku) [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia)]
Ambon (Amboina) [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Moluccas (Maluku)]
Ceram [Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), Moluccas (Maluku)]
Content: The document details the strength of Japanese forces in the area where the 5th Division of the 25th Army is based. The commander is Major General KOBORI. The total number of soldiers in those areas is 13,600, and there are 2,239 civilians. There is a plane and a pilot based in Ambon.
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details
Title: Strength chart by area of forces of the 5th Division, 25th Army
ATIS number:
Item status: Original document
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Names: KOBORI, Maj Gen
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Sender:
Sender (kanji):
Recipient:
Recipient (kanji):
Japanese unit names: 5th Division
Japanese unit names (romaji):Dai 5 Shidan
Japanese unit names (kanji)
Place of acquisition: Rabaul Area
Date of acquisition:
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The document is written in both Japanese and English
Last modified:03/05/2009 10:08:00 AM
Source:AJRP staff



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