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This page presents views relating to the surrender of Japanese forces in locations not covered on the other pages of this subsection. These include Wake Atoll and the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific, China and Borneo.
For further pictorial coverage of the overseas Japanese surrenders, see:
Surrender of Japanese Forces Outside of Japan, 22 August - mid-September 1945 -- Overview and Special Image Selection.
For views of other aspects of Japan's surrender, see: Japan Capitulates, August - September 1945
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the Online Library's digital images, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
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Photo #: NH 96813 Surrender of Wake Atoll, 4 September 1945 Raising the U.S. flag over Wake Island on 4 September 1945, as a U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays "Colors". This was the first time the Stars and Stripes had flown over Wake since its capture by the Japanese on 23 December 1941. The officer saluting in the right foreground is Rear Admiral Shigematsu Sakaibara, Japanese commander on Wake. Colors carried by the U.S. party, right background, include the U.S. Marine Corps flag. Photographed by R.O. Kepler, USMC. U.S. Marine Corps Photograph, in the Collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 70KB; 590 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: 80-G-347131 Emaciated Japanese Naval Personnel Photographed at a Japanese hospital in the Marshall Islands, 15 September 1945. They show the effects of the blockade and constant bombardment of "bypassed" Japanese-held islands in the central Pacific over the last year-and-a-half of World War II. Location is probably Wotje or Maloelap Atoll. Photographed by Photographer's Mate First Class Louis Lazarow, of Naval Air Base, Majuro. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 100KB; 740 x 605 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-348290 Curtiss SB2C-5 "Helldiver" scout-bomber, of Bombing Squadron Ten (VB-10), USS Intrepid (CV-11) Flies over Tientsin, China, as the city is reoccupied by the Allies, 5 September 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 131KB; 740 x 615 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 91302 Sungsu, Fukien Province, China Chinese Army generals return to Sungsu after surrender negotiations with Japanese forces on Amoy Island (seen in the background), August 1945. Their motor boat is flying a white flag of truce. Collection of Commander J.A. Meyertholen, USN(Retired). U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 165KB; 740 x585 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 44320 Kuching, Borneo Internees walking to an evacuation area, circa 12-23 September 1945. After the end of hostilities, U.S. Navy PT boats from Brunei Bay participated in the evacuation of hundreds of internees from Kuching, including women and children. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
For further pictorial coverage of the overseas Japanese surrenders, see:
Surrender of Japanese Forces Outside of Japan, 22 August - mid-September 1945 -- Overview and Special Image Selection.
For views of other aspects of Japan's surrender, see: Japan Capitulates, August - September 1945
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