Item title: | Operation orders 66th Infantry Regiment |
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Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/12) 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 5/12 |
Inst. series: | AWM55 |
Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
Item: | EP-138 |
Item qualities | |
Quantity / desc: | 37 pages |
Access: | Open |
Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
Category: | Military order |
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Creation date (d/m/y): | 10/6/1944 |
Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, MILITARY ORDERS, ROAD CONSTRUCTION, AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION, TROOP MOVEMENT, MALARIA |
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Japanese unit names: | 66th Infantry Regt |
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Languages: | English |
Area: | Komiatum [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] Mubo [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] Salamaua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] Kabakaul [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] Kokopo [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Rabaul Area] |
Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Nuk Nuk (south of Salamaua) on 7 October 1943 during the Japanese retreat from campaigns in the Owen Stanley Ranges. This item contains operational orders for the 66th Infantry Regiment between 18 January and 12 June 1943, including the construction of a bridge at Kokopo, the construction of an airfield near Kabakaul, the accumulation of supplies in preparation for operations in Mubo-Salamaua area, improvement of Araki road (known as "White man's road") west of Komiatum, maleria treatment and other routine matters. It also contains a sketch map of the Araki Road. |
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Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:35 AM |
Source: | AJRP staff |
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