Lieutenant General F. W. Messervy of Malaya Command receiving the sword of General Itagaki of Japanese 7th Area Army at a formal ceremony of surrender, Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, 22 Feb 1946

Caption   Lieutenant General F. W. Messervy of Malaya Command receiving the sword of General Itagaki of Japanese 7th Area Army at a formal ceremony of surrender, Victoria Institution, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, 22 Feb 1946 ww2dbase
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Source    ww2dbaseImperial War Museum
Identification Code   4700-64 SE 6801
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Japan's Surrender   Main article  Photos  
Seishiro Itagaki   Main article  Photos  
Photos at Same Place Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaya
Added By C. Peter Chen
Added Date 15 Aug 2007
Licensing  Crown Copyright / Public Domain. According to the Crown Copyright laws of the United Kingdom, copyright protection has expired for photographs created prior to 1 Jun 1957.



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