| Item title: | Soldiers of the Japanese Army |
| Title (kanji) |  |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/16 JM1) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial leaflets |
| AJRP series: | Far Eastern Liaison Office propaganda leaflets |
| AJRP sub-series: | |
| AJRP folder: | |
Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | 7/9/16 JM1 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | JM1 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 page, mimeographed |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/?/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
| Japanese unit names: | Tate 8417 Yazawa Unit |
| Names: | |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Owen Stanley Range [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua] |
| Content: | This item is an English-language leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. A Japanese translation of the text is not attached. The leaflet reports that 8417 Unit has been annihilated and the remnants of the Unit are either sick and wounded or being captured. The Yazawa Unit is facinga similar fate. It warns that the Japanese troops will not last long. |
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Other information | |
| Notes: | English translation only |
| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:29:41 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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