MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-26. ELEVEN HUNDRED JAPANESE TROOPS OF 18 JAPANESE ARMY LEFT ...

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Accession Number 098992
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MUSCHU ISLAND, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-26. ELEVEN HUNDRED JAPANESE TROOPS OF 18 JAPANESE ARMY LEFT THE WEWAK AREA ON THE JAPANESE CRUISER KASHIMA TO RETURN TO JAPAN. THEY ARE THE FIRST JAPANESE TROOPS TO LEAVE THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA. SHOWN, BRIG M.J. MOTEN, ADMINISTERING COMMAND OF 6 AUSTRALIAN DIVISION, MAKING AN INSPECTION OF THE FIRE CONTROL TOWER. BRIG MOTEN INSPECTED THE SHIP BEFORE SHE LEFT FOR JAPAN.