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ITEM FORM
Item title: War diary for the 40th Field Road Construction Unit 2nd Coy
Title (romaji): Dai 40 Yasen Dôrotai Dai 2 Chûtai jinchû nisshi
Title (kanji)
Location:National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo) (Nantô higashi Nyûginia 83)
AJRP details
AJRP module: National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo)
AJRP series: Army campaign reports and records
AJRP sub-series: South East Area army operations
AJRP folder: Eastern New Guinea army operations in the South East Area
Location details
Institution: National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo)
Call number: Nantô higashi Nyûginia 83
Inst. series: Jinchû nisshi-sentô shôhô nado
Inst. sub-series: Nantô Rikugun shiryô
Item:
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 1 book
Access: Open
Item type: Unpublished, Official
Category: Official diary
Item content
Creation date range (d/m/y): 1/1/1944 to 31/1/1944
Conflict code: Pacific War (1941-1945)
Keywords:IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OFFICIAL DIARIES, OPERATIONS REPORTS
Australian unit names:
Allied unit names:
Japanese unit names:40th Field Road Construction Unit 2nd Coy
Names:
Languages: Japanese
Area:Boiken [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area]
Wewak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area]
Hansa Bay [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area]
New Guinea [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)]
Content: This item consists of an official war diary for the 40th Field Road Construction Unit 2nd Company for the period 1 to 31 January 1944. War diaries contain a detailed daily record of a unit's activities. They were intended to be submitted monthly through the command structure to Imperial HQ, though in practice many were destroyed in the field or kept with the unit.
Other information
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Last modified:02/09/2005 12:52:08 PM
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