| Item title: | FUKUI Kiyomasa diary |
| Title (romaji): | Fukui Kiyomasa nikki |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (PR86/373) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial private records |
| AJRP series: | AWM Japanese language material |
| AJRP sub-series: | Captured Japanese diaries |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | PR86/373 |
| Inst. series: | Various |
| Inst. sub-series: | Various |
| Item: | PR86/373 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, 19 pages with entries in ink |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Category: | Personal diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 1/1/1945 to 3/2/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | AIR RAIDS, DIARIES, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, PACIFIC WAR, TANKS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 2nd Tank Division |
| Names: | FUKUI Kiyomasa |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Lingayen [Philippines, Luzon] |
| Content: | This item is a diary written by FUKUI Kiyomasa, who was a comander of a light tank possibly in the 2nd Tank Division stationed in the Lingayen area, Luzon. The diary covers the period from 1 January to 3 Feburary 1945, and describes FUKUI's movements before and after the Allied landing campaign at the Lingayen Gulf. FUKUI, a young soldier eager to fight, describes the enemy's frequent air raids as "regular deliveries". On 1 February 1945 he was ordered to defend Lupao to the last. The diary was titled "Reflection Journal" on the cover. |
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| Last modified: | 12/29/2000 10:39:43 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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