| Item title: | Diary of Vice Admiral KUSAKA Jin'ichi (1942) |
| Title (romaji): | KUSAKA Jin'ichi no nikki (Shôwa 17 nen) |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/328) 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: | Post-surrender Rabaul material received from HQ 8 Military District |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 2/328 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/328 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 book, approx. 470 pages with entries in pen |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Category: | Personal diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 1/1/1942 to 31/12/1942 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, DIARIES |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | 11th Air Fleet South East Area Fleet |
| Names: | KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Hiroshima Prefecture [Japan–Formosa, Honshû] Saipan [Central Pacific, North Mariana Islands] Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] |
| Content: | This item is a personal diary of Vice Admiral KUSAKA Jin'ichi, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the 11th Fleet and the South East Area Fleet from 1942. It covers the entire year of 1942 and records his daily activities scrupulously. In addition to his personal activities, it briefly mentions the performance of the Imperial Navy on the day. KUSAKA was stationed in Etajima until the end of October. He was then posted to Rabaul as the Commander-in-Chief of the 11th Fleet. KUSAKA served concurrently as the Commander-in-Chief of the South East Area Fleet from 24 December 1942. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Diary of Vice Admiral KUSAKA Jin'ichi (1942) |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
| Names: | KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm |
| Names (kanji ): | |
| Sender: | |
| Sender (kanji): |  |
| Recipient: | |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 11th Air Fleet South East Area Fleet |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 11 Kôkû Kantai; Nantô Hômen Kantai |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | This item needs conservation. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:43 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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