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Accession Number | 096460 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Weir, Edward James |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H. ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW ...
Description
CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H. ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER. HE ACCEPTED THE TERMS UNCONDITIONALLY. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR-GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, IN A CEREMONY HELD AT CAPE WOM AIRSTRIP. TROOOPS OF 6 DIVISION ARE LINED UP IN BACKGROUND.