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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, IN A SURRENDER CEREMONY HELD AT CAPE WOM AIRSTRIP. SHOWN, MAJOR-GENERAL ROBERTSON HOLDING THE SWORD OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL ADACHI WHICH HAS JUST BEEN CEREMONIOUSLY HANDED OVER. THEY ARE WATCHED BY TROOPS OF 6 DIVISION IN BACKGROUND.
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