128807 Accession Number: 128807

Description

WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT GENERAL HATAZO ADACHI, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE ARMY IN THE AREA, ARRIVES FOR THE SURRENDER CEREMONY. AT 1000 HOURS ON THE SAME DAY, AT CAPE WOM, HE SIGNED THE SURRENDER DOCUMENT AND HANDED OVER HIS SWORD TO MAJOR GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GOC, 6TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION.

Details

Accession Number
128807
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

People

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

Accession 128807

More like this

P00286.007

Photograph P00286.007 Second World War, 1939-1945

CAPE WOM, WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. 6TH DIVISION, AIF, ON PARADE FOR SURRENDER CEREMONY OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL HATAZO ADACHI, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE 18TH ARMY, TO MAJOR-GENERAL ROBERTSON

P00286.009

Photograph P00286.009 Second World War, 1939-1945

CAPE WOM AIR-STRIP, WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. 6TH DIVISION, AIF 'PRESENTS ARMS' AT THE SURRENDER CEREMONY OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL HATAZO ADACHI, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE 18TH ARMY, TO MAJOR

042740

Photograph 042740 Second World War, 1939-1945

CAPE WOM, WEWAK, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT GENERAL HATAZO ADACHI, GOC, XVIII JAPANESE ARMY ARRIVING AT THE AIRSTRIP FOR THE SURRENDER CEREMONY.

096464

Photograph 096464 Second World War, 1939-1945

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H. ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR-GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION,

P00286.008

Photograph P00286.008 Second World War, 1939-1945

CAPE WOM AIR-STRIP, WEWAK SECTOR, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. 6TH DIVISION, AIF, 'STANDS AT EASE' AS LIEUTENANT-GENERAL HATAZO ADACHI, COMMANDER OF THE JAPANESE 18TH ARMY, IS MARCHED THE LENGTH OF THE PAR

096463

Photograph 096463 Second World War, 1939-1945

CAPE WOM, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-13. LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H. ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR-GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION,

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 26 August 2025 - 11.38 pm