| Item title: | War diary for the 239th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn Artillery Pl |
| Title (romaji): | Hohei Dai 239 Rentai Dai 2 Daitai Hôshôtai jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/212260) 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 1/2/212260 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/212260 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 70 pages with entries in ink and carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 01/10/1943 to 31/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, OFFICIAL DIARIES, TROOP MOVEMENT |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 41st Division 239th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn Artillery Pl |
| Names: | MOTOYAMA, 2nd Lt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Alexishafen [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Bogia [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Ulingan [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Dagua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] |
| Content: | This item is an official war diary for the month of October 1943, recording the movements of the 2nd Battalion Artillery Platoon of the 239th Infantry Regiment in the Wewak region of New Guinea. It describes the unit's advance towards Alexishafen from its base in Bogia, along the Hansa-Madang road, and there are numerous maps and sketches of the region, with orders and reports concerning troop formation and movement. This item was captured at Madang in 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | War diary for the 239th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn Artillery Pl |
| ATIS number: | 212260 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | MOTOYAMA, 2nd Lt |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 41st Division 239th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn Artillery Pl |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Hohei Dai 239 Rentai; Dai 2 Daitai Hôshôtai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Madang |
| Date of acquisition: | 04/20/1944 |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:08:40 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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