TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina
Accession Number 115525
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS, ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF ALL JAPANESE FORCES ON BOUGAINVILLE FROM LT-GEN M. KANDA, COMMANDER, 17TH JAPANESE ARMY AND VICE-ADMIRAL BARON SAMEJIMA, IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY, DURING A FORMAL SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD AT HQ 2 CORPS. SHOWN, VICE ADMIRAL SAMEJIMA SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER.