| Item title: | Luzon campaign of 16th Division, 24 December 1941 - 3 January 1942 |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/32) 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 5/32 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-355 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 14 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Battle report |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 14/4/1945 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, MILITARY OPERATIONS, CASUALTIES, AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS, MORALE |
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| Japanese unit names: | 16th Div Headquarters Kaki Force 16th Division Signal Unit Kaki 6560 Force |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Leyte [Philippines] Manila [Philippines, Luzon] Luzon [Philippines] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Alangalang in Leyte, the Philippines, on 1 November 1944 during the US campaign to recapture the Philippines. This item is entitled "Summary of Kaki Force campaign", issued on 5 January 1942 by Kaki Force 16th Division Headquarters and kept by Kaki 6560 Force 16th Division Signal Unit. It contains an account of Kaki Forces's debarkation, securing the beachhead, dispositions, movements and engagements during the fall of Manila between 24 December 1941 and 3 January 1942. Two appended charts show the number of casualties suffered by various units and the name, rank and unit of officer casualties. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:05:57 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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