| Item title: | Antagonism between officers and men in the Japanese armed forces |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 12/94) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS research reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 12/94 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 12/- |
| Item: | RR-122 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 24 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Information report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 19/4/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | MORALE, DISCIPLINE, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, FOOD SUPPLY |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) Japan–Formosa |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) research report issued on 19 April 1945 on animosity between Japanese officers, commissioned and non-commissioned, and enlisted men. Based primarily on interrogation reports, this report contains information on the bitterness caused by the desertion of men by officers, competition among Japanese soldiers for food, the theft of food, allegations of cowardice among officers, excessive physical punishment, neglect of duty by officers, overemphasis on rank and "glory-seeking" among commanding officers. The report concluded that there was widespread evidence of animosity between Japanese troops and their commanding officers and that the principle of using rank and privilege to exact respect and obedience collapsed after sustained military defeats. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:30 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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