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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, A SECTION OF THE LARGE CROWD OF TROOPS WHO WATCHED THE CEREMONY.
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Warrant Officer Class 2 Wiliam Arthur Henry Wonnacott
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Colour: Black & white
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Copyright expired - public domain
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