CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 ...

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Accession Number 096245
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, ENTERING HIS CAR AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD AT CAPE WOM AIRSTRIP. LIEUTENANT GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR GENERAL ROBERTSON AT THE CEREMONY.