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| Keywords: KandaSurrender.jpg en THE SOLOMON ISLANDS 1945-09-08 LIEUTENANT GENERAL MASATANE KANDA COMMANDER JAPANESE XVII ARMY SIGNING THE INSTRUMENT OF SURRENDER AT II AUSTRALIAN CORPS HEADQUARTERS TOROKINA BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND WITH BRIGADIER A R GARRETT BGS II CORPS LOOKING ON THE OTHER JAPANESE OFFICER IS VICE ADMIRAL BARON TOMOSHIGE SAMEJIMA COMMANDER EIGHTH FLEET SEATED AT THE HEAD OF THE TABLE IS LIEUTENANT GENERAL SIR STANLEY G SAVIGE GOC II CORPS WHILST STANDING BEHIND PARTLY OBSCURED IS AIR COMMODORE G N ROBERTS RNZAF AIR TASK FORCE AND THE OFFICER IN THE AMERICAN UNIFORM IS LIEUTENANT COLONEL J P COURSEY US MARINES THE TWO SWORDS WERE HANDED OVER BY THE JAPANESE OFFICERS RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH 1945-09-08 P00001 229 author PD-Australia PD-1996 Australia Generals of the Imperial Japanese Army Solomon Islands Campaign Amphibious warfare Bougainville Island Surrender of Japan Stanley Savige Black and white photographs Tomoshige Samejima Masatane Kanda | ||||
