WEWAK AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-20. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL K. YOSHIWARA CLIMBING INTO A JEEP ...

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Accession Number 096722
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Date made 20 September 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WEWAK AIRSTRIP, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-20. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL K. YOSHIWARA CLIMBING INTO A JEEP AFTER ARRIVAL BY PLANE FROM HAYFIELD WITH STAFF OFFICERS AND A PARTY FROM 18 JAPANESE ARMY AT HQ 6 DIVISION. THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY TO MUSCHU ISLAND TO ESTABLISH A CAMP FOR THE RECEPTION OF THE REMAINDER OF JAPANESE FORCES STILL ON NEW GUINEA MAINLAND.