| Item title: | Bismarck Sea operation February-March 1943 |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/1) 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 5/1 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-7 Part 2 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 84 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Intelligence Report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 8/4/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY AIR SERVICE, INTELLIGENCE, DIARIES |
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| Japanese unit names: | South Seas Force |
| Names: | WATANABE Ushiro; YAMAZAKI Yasuhira; YAMADO Noburo; KIKUCHI Takashi; NARISAWA Kojiro; AKAGAMI Tadashi |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Goodenough Island [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papuan Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands] Lae [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] Markham Point [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Lae–Markham River Area] Salamaua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] |
| Content: | This item is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese document salvaged from Goodenough Island on 8 March 1943. This is part 2 of a collection of documents taken to Goodenough Island by survivors of Teiyo Maru which was part of a large troop convoy sunk by Allied forces en route to Lae on 3 March 1943. Part 1 was published on 29 March 1943. This document gives a fragmentary account of the Japanese plans to strengthen their forces at Lae and Salamaua. It contains operational orders, landing plans, embarkation orders and troop dispositons for Teiyo Maru. The item contains diagrams of convoy formation patterns, a pamphlet of instructions to convoy commanders, and disembarkation instructions. It also contains diary extracts from Japanese survivors (WATANABE Ushiro, YAMAZAKI Yasuhira, YAMADO Noburo, KIKUCHI Takashi, NARISAWA Kojiro and AKAGAMI Tadashi) who rowed to Goodenough Island in a collapsible boat. This item contains a sketch map of the Markham River and Lae area. This document provided important details about the nature and strength of Japanese forces in the area and was widely distributed. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:35 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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