| Item title: | M156 interrogation report |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 6/4) 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 interrogation reports |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 6/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 6/- |
| Item: | IR-178 (Serial no. 274) |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 14 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Interrogation report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 10/10/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, INTERROGATION, MORALE, PROPAGANDA, PRISONERS OF WAR |
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| Japanese unit names: | 55th Div 55th Transport Regt |
| Names: | M156, 1st Class Pte |
| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Owen Stanley Range [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua] Giruwa [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) interrogation report for 1st Class Private M156 of the 55th Division 55th Transport Regiment, who was captured in Giruwa on 13 February 1943. M156, a 26 year old 1st Class Private from Ehime, surrendered to American troops while he was retreating towards the Kumusi River. He was a truck driver in the unit. During the interrogation, M156 provided information on his unit organisation, transportation, and morale. He spoke candidly about his feelings about captured and about Allied propaganda leaflets. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:02 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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