MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. JAPANESE PERSONNEL MARCHING OFF BARGE AT MUSCHU ISLAND. AN ...

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Accession Number 096414
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Place made New Guinea1: Wewak, Wewak Area, Muschu Island
Date made 11 September 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-11. JAPANESE PERSONNEL MARCHING OFF BARGE AT MUSCHU ISLAND. AN ADVANCE PARTY OF 63 OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS OF THE JAPANESE ARMY AND NAVY WAS TRANSFERRED FROM KAIRIRU TO THE ISLAND. FOLLOWING THE SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE THE ISLANDS ARE NOW UNDER THE CONTROL OF HQ 6 DIVISION.