| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 096598 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, PREPARED FOR ...
Description
BONIS PENINSULA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-14. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS, PREPARED FOR SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE JAPANESE, WENT ASHORE AT JAPANESE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS, BONIS PENINSULA. THEY GAVE CAPTAIN E. KATO, COMMANDER NAVAL FORCES NORTH BOUGAINVILLE, A COPY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED TO LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL S.G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS AND A QUESTIONNAIRE TO BE FILLED IN CONCERNING JAPANESE STRENGTH, DISPOSITIONS AND CONDITIONS IN THE BUKA AREA. DISCUSSIONS OVER, THEY ARE SHOWN LEAVING THE NAVAL HEADQUARTERS IN THEIR LAUNCH, WATCHED BY CAPTAIN KATO AND THE JAPANESE NAVAL COMMANDER TAKAHASHI.