| Item title: | Transfer of all Japanese servicemen to the 5th and 10th Camps |
| Title (romaji): | Dai 5 oyobi Dai 10 Shûdan eno nihongun shûketsu no ken |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/314) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
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 |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/314 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/314 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | Approx. 18 pages, handwritten and typed carbon copy, and handwritten in pencil |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 3/4/1946 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | CAMPS, CORRESPONDENCE |
| Australian unit names: | 8th Military District |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Army Akane (5th) Group Nishibôekiten (10th) Group |
| Names: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen; MATSUSHITA, Col; SAKAMOTO, Col |
| Sender: | Chief of Staff, South East Area Army |
| Recipient: | Chief of Staff, 8th Military District |
| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This item is a letter from the Chief of Staff of the South East Area Army to his counterpart in the 8th Military District regarding the transfer of remaining Japanese forces to the 5th and 10th Camps. It contains a carbon copy of the original letter dated 3 April and a draft of the letter in Japanese. General IMAMURA was instructed by the Commander-in-Chief of the 8th Military District to assemble remaining Japanese servicemen at the 5th and 10th Camps. An attached list specifies the units to be transferred to the 5th or the 10th Groups, the camp groups these units currently belong to and the order in which the transfer should take place. The letter also recommends Colonel MATSUHISA to be appointed as the Head of the 10th Group, while Colonel SAKAMOTO was to remain the Head of the 5th Group. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Transfer of all Japanese servicemen to the 5th and 10th Camps |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | IMAMURA Hitoshi, Gen; MATSUSHITA, Col; SAKAMOTO, Col |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | Chief of Staff, South East Area Army |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | Chief of Staff, 8th Military District |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Army Akane (5th) Group Nishibôekiten (10th) Group |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Nantô Hômengun; Akane (Dai 5) Shûdan; Nishibôekiten (Dai 10) Shûdan |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:07:46 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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