| Item title: | Amphibious Unit war diary |
| Title (romaji): | Kaijô Kidô butai Senkantai jinchû nisshi |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/3/44) 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: | ADVATIS material captured in the Philippines 1944-45 |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/3/44 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/3/- ADVATIS material captured in the Philippines 1944-45 |
| Item: | 1/3/44 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 20 pages, carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 25/7/1943 to 5/9/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS, BATTLE ORDERS, OFFICIAL DIARIES |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 16th Division Amphibious Unit |
| Names: | HIRAO, Col; KOIKE, 2nd Lt |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Manila [Philippines, Luzon] |
| Content: | This item consists of a bound, handwritten war diary belonging to the Amphibious Unit attached to the 16th Division stationed in Manila. The diary also includes the unit's battle orders for the period. According to the document, the unit was established to cooperate with regional naval units in operations against enemy submarines along the Philippines coastline. The diary was probably captured in the Philippines in late 1944 or early 1945. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Amphibious Unit war diary |
| ATIS number: | Batch 3507/B3 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | HIRAO, Col; KOIKE, 2nd Lt |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 16th Division Amphibious Unit |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 16 Shidan Kaijô Kidô butai Senkantai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Philippines |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:07:27 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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