| Item title: | The current situation of the Japanese Forces |
| Title (romaji): | Nihon Gun jôkyô no ken |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/15) 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 2/15 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
| Item: | 2/15 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 9 pages, carbon copy |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Correspondence |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 18/3/1946 |
| Conflict code: | Post-war (related to WW2) |
| Keywords: | CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES, OCCUPATION, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY |
| Australian unit names: | |
| Allied unit names: | |
| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Army |
| Names: | |
| Sender: | Chief of Staff, South East Area Army |
| Recipient: | Chief of Staff, 8th Military District |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] New Ireland [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] Finschhafen [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen Area] |
| Content: | There were 92,633 personnel including civilian employees (Army 61,699; Navy 30,964) in Rabaul as of 31 December 1945. Later 800 were sent to Finschhafen and 100 to the New Ireland Island in order to help the Allies. About 10,000 were repatriated from 28 February 1946 and 438 were repatriated from Lae on 16 February 1946. Although the repatriation order may have been issued early, the Japanese requested that the order to move the 3rd Group in preparation for repatriation be issued at a much later time. An attached report discusses the amount of anti-malaria drugs in the possession of the Japanese forces. The Japanese forces were suffering from lack of medication and requested more supplies from the Australian Forces. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | The current situation of the Japanese Forces |
| ATIS number: | |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | |
| Names (kanji ): |  |
| Sender: | Chief of Staff, South East Area Army |
| Sender (kanji): | |
| Recipient: | Chief of Staff, 8th Military District |
| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | South East Area Army |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Nantô Hômengun |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
| Date of acquisition: | |
Other information | |
| Notes: | A short report on malaria medication available among Japanese forces was attached. |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:08:13 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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