AWM 019422

A Japanese soldier solemnly hands over a large set of keys to a British soldier on a wharf, as another British soldier looks on from a distance. In the background, ships can be seen moored in the bay.
A Japanese official hands over the keys of the Yokosuka Naval Base to the Commander of the British Landing Force, Captain Herbert Buchanan, RAN, August 1945. AWM 019422
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AWM 019422
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Japan
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Out of copyright - public domain

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World War II 1939-1945
1945
Paths to Victory