The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Captain Fred Kazuo Iwama, a Canadian-born Japanese interpreter reading the surrender terms to Lieutenant General Adachi, Commander 18th Japanese Army in New Guinea. Lieutenant General Adachi formally surrendered to Major General H C H Robertson (not in view), General Officer Commanding 6th Division, in a ceremony held at Cape Wom airstrip.
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR-GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, IN A CEREMONY HELD AT CAPE WOM AIRST
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER. Lieutenant General Adachi's interpreter Captain Fred Kazuo Iwama is to his left. Lt Gen Adachi
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER; Lieutenant General Adachi's interpreter Captain Fred Kazuo Iwama is to his left. Lt Gen Adachi
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER. HE ACCEPTED THE TERMS UNCONDITIONALLY. Lieutenant General Adachi's interpreter Captain Fred Ka
LIEUTENANT GENERAL ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, FORMALLY SURRENDERED TO MAJOR-GENERAL H.C.H. ROBERTSON, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 6 DIVISION, IN A CEREMONY HELD AT CAPE WOM AIRST
LIEUTENANT-GENERAL H. ADACHI, COMMANDER 18 JAPANESE ARMY IN NEW GUINEA, AND INTERPRETER Captain Fred Kazuo Iwama (right), AT THE TABLE USED FOR THE SIGNING OF THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER. LIEUTENANT-G
