Item title: | Memo book |
Title (romaji): | Memo chô |
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Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM 82 2/166) 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 2/166 |
Inst. series: | AWM 82 |
Inst. sub-series: | 2/- Post-surrender material received from HQ 8 Military District (Rabaul) |
Item: | 2/166 |
Item qualities | |
Quantity / desc: | 1 book, handwritten in pencil |
Access: | Open |
Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
Category: | Personal diary |
Item content | |
Creation date range (d/m/y): | ?/?/c1943 to ?/?/c1944 |
Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
Keywords: | NOTEBOOKS |
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Names: | KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm; ÔTA Minoru, Rear-Adm |
Languages: | Japanese |
Area: | Rabaul Area [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain] Torokina [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bougainville, Central Bougainville] Admiralty Islands [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Bismarck Archipelago] |
Content: | This item is a small notebook with entries concerning strategies in the Admiralty Islands, Madan, Turubu and Cape Marcus. operations in Torokina. Operations in Torokina are analysed in detail. The owner of the notebook reflects on previous land battles with much regret and wonders whether decisive actions against the enemy were still possible. The notebook also includes two Japanese poems depicting air raids by the enemy. A business card of Rear-Admiral ÔTA Minoru is attached, which has a brief message to Vice Admiral KUSAKA Jin'ichi. The notebook may have belonged to KUSAKA. |
AWM 82 captured Japanese document details | |
Title: | Memo book |
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Item status: | Original document |
Item type: | Unpublished, Private |
Names: | KUSAKA Jin'ichi, Vice Adm; ÔTA Minoru, Rear-Adm |
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Place of acquisition: | Rabaul Area |
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Last modified: | 03/05/2009 10:05:53 AM |
Source: | AJRP staff |
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