| Item title: | Anti-tank combat references |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/36) 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 enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/36 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-405 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 11 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 24/9/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | ANTI TANK, MILITARY INSTRUCTION MANUAL, MILITARY TRAINING, GRENADE LAUNCHERS, TANKS, JUNGLE WARFARE, SUICIDE, FLAMETHROWERS |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Leyte [Philippines] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Leyte between 4 and 11 November 1944 during the Allied campaign to recapture the Philippines. This item is a pamphlet entitled "Anti-tank combat reference", undated and issuing authority not stated. It contains information on the general principles of anti-tank combat, training, suicide assaults, assault positions, timing, use of "dead space", attacks against flame-throwing tanks, jungle warfare and attacking with grenade launchers. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:40 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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