| Item title: | 51st Division intelligence survey |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/8) 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 5/8 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-92 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 25 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Intelligence report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 23/2/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | BOEING B17 FLYING FORTRESS, MILITARY OPERATIONS, NATIVE BEARERS, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, INTELLIGENCE, MILITARY ADMINISTRATION, PRISONERS OF WAR |
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| Japanese unit names: | 51st Div 66th Infantry Regt |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Salamaua [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Mubo–Salamaua Area] New Britain [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Buna [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] Giruwa [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] Gona [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area] Solomon Islands [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands)] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Salamaua during the Japanese retreat from campaigns in the Owen Stanley Ranges. This item is an intelligence report from Moto 2802 Force, 66th Infantry Regiment 51st Division on operations between 9 and 23 December 1942. This item contains information about combat operations and enemy dispositions during the build-up for the United States attack on Japanese positions in the Solomon Islands. It also contains a report on operations in Buna, Giruwa, New Britain, and central and eastern New Guinea. The item contains a report on relations with the native peoples of New Britain and makes observations about language, ideas of morality, land, food and domesticated animals. A brief report on the features and specifications of the B-17 Flying Fortress, as told by an American prisoner, is also contained in this item. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:42 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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