| Item title: | Field diary of 2nd Battalion, 238th Infantry Regiment, 20th Division |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/11) 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 5/11 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-132 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 51 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 16/5/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | BATTLE ORDERS, BOMBARDMENT, MILITARY OPERATIONS, CASUALTIES, OFFICIAL DIARIES |
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| Japanese unit names: | 41st Division 238th Infantry Regt 2nd Bn |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Katika [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Bonga [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Lakona [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] Nambariwa [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Fortification Point–Sio Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Lakona on 16/17 December 1943 during the Huon Peninsula campaigns and the Japanese retreat across the Finisterre Ranges. This item is the field diary of the 2nd Battalion, 238th Infantry Regiment between 17 October and 19 November 1943. It contains the routine and operational orders from the time the battalion was in Namariwa to engagements at Katika and Bonga, near the Song River, including instructions from the commanding general, charts showing the position of Allied forces, embarkation schedules, communications, bombardment and battle reports. This item was captured during a rear-guard assault by the Japanese during their retreat from the Huon Peninsula through Lakona. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:40 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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