| Item title: | Discipline of Imperial troops in the Philippines, and Army propaganda measures |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/15) 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 5/15 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-167 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 10 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 12/8/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY, MILITARY ADMINISTRATION, MILITARY OCCUPATION, MILITARY REGULATIONS, PROPAGANDA, DISCIPLINE |
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| Japanese unit names: | 14th Area Army Watari Group HQ Akatsuki 9740 Force |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Hollandia (Jayapura) [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] Philippines |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Hollandia (Jayapura) on 3 June 1944 during the Allied attacks on Japanese positions in northern Dutch New Guinea, which were intended to isolate the 18th Army at Wewak. This item is an extract from a document entitled "Discipline of imperial troops", issued by the Watari Group Headquarters (14th Army) dated 10 February 1938 to 3 November 1942. It belonged to the Akatsuki 9740 Force. It contains regulations and orders on the conduct of Japanese soldiers in the Philippines, protests from the Filipinos against the Japanese occupation, an appendix citing instances of Japanese brutality against the Filipinos, and plans for a propaganda campaign. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:07:20 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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