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AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE BARGE CARRYING ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, ESCORTED BY RAN MOTOR LAUNCHES, APPROACHING ..

PANAMBERI RIVER, NEW GUINEA. 1945-08-05. TROOPS OF D COMPANY, 2/7TH INFANTRY BATTALION, PUSHING ALONG THE JAPANESE LINE OF COMMUNICATION TRAIL BESIDE THE CREEK DURING A SIX DAY PATROL INTO ENEMY ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A JAPANESE MESSENGER ACCOMPANIED BY A CIVILIAN INTERPRETER WITH THE JAPANESE ARMY, AFTER DELIVERING MESSAGE FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. A ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY FAIRMILE CRUISING BY THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW DURING NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, ..

AT SEA, OFF BUIN, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-20. THE BRIDGE OF THE CORVETTE HMAS LITHGOW SHOWING PETTY OFFICER L.C. MOORE, COXSWAIN (1), AND LIEUTENANT G.S.H. CHAMPION, CAPTAIN (2), ON THE OCCASION OF ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. WITH THE ATTAINMENT OF HIGH GROUND ABOVE THE FEATURE EAST OF THE AIRSTRIP, NATIVES CLIMB TREE TO HOIST THE C COMPANY, 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION FLAG. THE COMPANY IS ON ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. TROOPS OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION MOVING UP THE BIG ROAD TO OCCUPY POSITIONS ON HIGH GROUND. THE BIG ROAD IS THE MAIN JAPANESE LINE OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. MEMBERS OF NO. 3 PLATOON, 2 NEW GUINEA INFANTRY BATTALION, WHO LED THE ENTIRE FORCE ON A SIX DAY PATROL INTO ENEMY TERRITORY. THEY MOVED AHEAD OF 2/7 INFANTRY ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-07. LIEUTENANT P.K. PARBURY, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE BATTLE FORCE OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION TROOPS, ISSUING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE REAR ECHELONS TO MOVE FORWARD TO ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. MAJOR OTSU, A MEMBER OF A SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, SALUTES AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE HEADQUARTERS 3 ..

TOKO, BOUGAINVILLE, 1945-08-18. A GENERAL VIEW OF THE INTERROGATION OF MAJOR OTSU, MEMBER OF A SURRENDER ENVOY FROM LIEUTENANT-GENERAL M. KANDA, COMMANDER IMPERIAL JAPANESE 17 ARMY GROUP, DURING AN ..

KIARIVU, NEW GUINEA, 1945-08-11. THREE NATIVE BOYS AGED THREE YEARS GROUPED ROUND THEIR SMALL FIRE SMOKING. TROOPS OF 2/7 INFANTRY BATTALION ARE NOW IN THE AREA IN CONTROL OF THE EMERGENCY LANDING ..