| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 116724 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Wonnacott, W A H |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MOROTAI. 1945-09-09. LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) FUSATARO TESHIMA, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, JAPANESE ...
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MOROTAI. 1945-09-09. LIEUTENANT GENERAL (LT GEN) FUSATARO TESHIMA, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, JAPANESE SECOND ARMY, SURRENDERED TO GENERAL SIR THOMAS A. BLAMEY, COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, ALLIED LAND FORCE, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, IN A SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD AT 1 CORPS SPORTS GROUND. LT GEN TESHIMA WAS ACCOMPANIED BY CAPTAIN TOYIMA, WHO SIGNED FOR THE JAPANESE NAVY. SHOWN, THE JAPANESE OFFICIAL SURRENDER PARTY RECOGNISING THE GENERAL SALUTE WHILE THE ANTHEMS OF ALLIED NATIONS WERE BEING PLAYED. THEIR ESCORTS ARE BRIGADIER V. C. SECOMBE, DEPUTY ADJUTANT AND QUARTERMASTER GENERAL, ADVANCED LAND HEADQUARTERS (1) AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL J. A. COURTNEY, PROVOST MARSHAL (2).