Item title: | Example of Army Transport tactics against attack by Allied submarines |
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Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/18) 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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Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
Call number: | AWM55 5/18 |
Inst. series: | AWM55 |
Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
Item: | EP-207 |
Item qualities | |
Quantity / desc: | 29 pages |
Access: | Open |
Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
Category: | Battle report, Information report |
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Creation date (d/m/y): | 5/10/1944 |
Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
Keywords: | SUBMARINES, ANTI SUBMARINE, OBSERVATION POSTS, NAVAL EXERCISES, NAVAL OPERATIONS, NAVAL TRAINING, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY |
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Languages: | English |
Area: | 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 on 3 May 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 is a pamphlet entitled "The Army Transports' battle against submarines in the Greater East Asia War". It contains 11 case studies, based on actual engagements between 20 December 1941 and 23 September 1942, where Japanese ships successfully evaded attacks by Allied submarines. The document suggest the importance of training and vigilant observation. |
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Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:04:37 AM |
Source: | AJRP staff |
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