| Item title: | Map fragments of Madang and Erima |
| Title (romaji): | Madang, Erima fukin no chizu danpen |
| Title (kanji) | |
| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 1/2/500073/4) 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: | ATIS material registered as B documents |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM 82 1/2/500073/4 |
| Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
| Inst. sub-series: | 1/2/- Items registered by ATIS as "B" documents |
| Item: | 1/2/500073/4 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 6 pages, hand-drawn maps in black ink |
| Access: | Open subject to condition |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Map |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | ?/09/1943 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, MAPS, HARBOUR DEFENCES, HOSPITAL SHIPS |
| Australian unit names: | |
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| Japanese unit names: | 75th Casualty Clearing Unit 54th Line of Communication 5th Marine Engineer Regt |
| Names: | |
| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Erima [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] Madang [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Wewak–Madang Area] |
| Content: | This item is a collection of map fragments showing detailed area diagrams of Madang and Erima. The Erima fragments show the location of a guard unit and a casualty transportation unit, as well as mentioning a ship's engineer unit, suggesting that they may have been created for use in a military operation aimed at removing sick and injured soldiers from the region. The Madang area diagram is very detailed, and shows features such as roads, plantations and a gaol, as well as indicating the location of guard units. This diagram also has dates between the 1st and 5th of September written at various locations, suggesting that it is part of a planned operation by the 18th Army. This item was probably captured at Madang in 1944. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
| Title: | Map fragments of Madang and Erima |
| ATIS number: | 500073 |
| Item status: | Original document |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Names: | |
| Names (kanji ): |  |
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| Recipient (kanji): | |
| Japanese unit names: | 75th Casualty Clearing Unit 54th Line of Communication 5th Marine Engineer Regt |
| Japanese unit names (romaji): | Dai 75 Kanja Unsô Tai Dai 54 Heitan Chiku Senpaku Kôhei Dai 5 Rentai Dai 2 Shidan |
| Japanese unit names (kanji) | |
| Place of acquisition: | Madang |
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Other information | |
| Notes: | This item is extremely fragile |
| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:06:36 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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