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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, GEN BLAMEY SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER WATCHED BY LT GEN F. H. BERRYMAN, CHIEF OF STAFF, ADVANCED LAND HEADQUARTERS.
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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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