Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina |
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Accession Number | 115481 |
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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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) M. KANDA, COMMANDER, 17TH ...
Description
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-09-08. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL (LT-GEN) M. KANDA, COMMANDER, 17TH JAPANESE ARMY, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER DURING A FORMAL SURRENDER CEREMONY AT HQ 2 CORPS. THE SURRENDER WAS ACCEPTED BY LT-GEN S. G. SAVIGE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 2 CORPS.