| Item title: | War diary for the Despatched Unit to Wakde Island of the 20th Airfield Bn |
| Title (romaji): | Dai 20 Hikôjô Daitai Wakude Hakentai jinchû nisshi |
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| Location: | National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo) (Rikukû Nyûginia/Soromon 67) |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo) |
| AJRP series: | Army campaign reports and records |
| AJRP sub-series: | Army air operations in New Guinea, Solomons and Nth of Australia |
| AJRP folder: | Army air operations in New Guinea and the Solomons |
Location details | |
| Institution: | National Institute for Defense Studies (Tokyo) |
| Call number: | Rikukû Nyûginia/Soromon 67 |
| Inst. series: | Jinchû nisshi-sentô shôhô nado |
| Inst. sub-series: | Rikugun Kôkû Nyûginia - Soromon, Gôhoku shiryô |
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Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 1 item |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Battle report |
Item content | |
| Creation date range (d/m/y): | 1/1/1944 to 31/3/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AIR SERVICE, AIRFIELDS, OFFICIAL DIARIES, OPERATIONS REPORTS |
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| Japanese unit names: | Despatched Unit to Wakde Island of the 20th Airfield Bn |
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| Languages: | Japanese |
| Area: | Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands) But [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] |
| Content: | This item consists of an official war diary for the Despatched Unit to Wakde Island of the 20th Airfield Bn for the period of 1 January 1944 to 31 March 1944. War diaries contain a detailed daily record of a unit's activities. They were intended to be submitted monthly through the command structure to Imperial HQ, though in practice many were destroyed in the field or kept with the unit. |
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| Last modified: | 02/09/2005 12:50:04 PM |
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