| Item title: | Map of Huon Peninsula and Finschhafen Bay |
| Title (romaji): | Fuon Hantô fukin, Finshu wan no chizu |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500079) 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: | ATIS material registered as B documents |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500079 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500079 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, printed and hand-drawn copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Map |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/?/c1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, MAPS |
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| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Huon Peninsula [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea] Finschhafen Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula] Sio [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Fortification Point–Sio Area] |
| Content: | This item is a double-sided map, circa 1943. One side shows a detailed printed map of the Finschhafen Bay area, with major roads clearly indicated. On the other side is a larger scale map of the Huon Peninsula showing rivers and major roads, including a coastal transport route, and titled "1:25, Eastern Papua Island no. 28." This item was captured at Sio in January 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Map of Huon Peninsula and Finschhafen Bay |
| ATIS number: | 500079 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
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| Place of acquisition: | Sio |
| Date of acquisition: | 01/18/1944 |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:13 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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