| Item title: | Attack on Japanese Army convoy in the Bismarck Sea |
| Title (romaji): | Bisumaruku-kai nihon gosô sendan fukumetsu no jikkyô |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (7/9/12 J64) 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 |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | 7/9/12 J64 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | |
| Item: | J64 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 2 pages, print and mimeographed copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Leaflet |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 15/3/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | PROPAGANDA, LEAFLET DROPPING |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | FAR EASTERN LIAISON OFFICE |
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| Languages: | English, Japanese |
| Area: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) |
| Content: | This item is a Japanese-language propaganda leaflet produced by the Far Eastern Liaison Office. An English translation of the text is attached. A drawing on the leaflet describes the attack on the Japanese Army convoy in the Bismarck Sea, which reportedly resulted in the loss of 10 warships, 12 transport ships, 102 planes and the lives of 15,000 soldiers. 151,000 of them were printed. |
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| Last modified: | 11/28/2001 04:12:29 PM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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