Pre-surrender_discussions_aboard_HMAS_Vendetta_(AWM_095722).jpg

Description

English: Pre-surrender discussions aboard HMAS Vendetta. Original caption: AT SEA OFF RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-04. LIEUTENANT E. GERMAINE, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY, HOLDING THE SWORDS AND DIRKS OF THE JAPANESE ENVOYS DURING PRE- SURRENDER DISCUSSIONS ABOARD HMAS VENDETTA AT A SEA RENDEZVOUS OFF RABAUL BETWEEN REPRESENTATIVES OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL V.A.H. STURDEE, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING FIRST ARMY, AND GENERAL H. IMAMURA, COMMANDER EIGHTH AREA ARMY.

Date

1945

Source

This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:

095722

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Author

Unknown author

Permission
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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team ( Ticket:2017062010010417 ).

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Note: it is very likely that the person is misnamed on the AWM page - should be Lieutenant M. Germaine.

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1945