Japanese Maj. General Michio Uno of the 37th Army lays down his sword at the feet of Australian Army Lt Colonel Ewan Murray Robson at Bandjermasin, Borneo, 17 Sep 1945.

Caption     Japanese Maj. General Michio Uno of the 37th Army lays down his sword at the feet of Australian Army Lt Colonel Ewan Murray Robson at Bandjermasin, Borneo, 17 Sep 1945. ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseAustralian War Memorial
Identification Code   118033
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Photo Size 600 x 807 pixels
Photos on Same Day 17 Sep 1945
Photos at Same Place Bandjermasin, Borneo, Dutch East Indies
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
14 Mar 2021 02:24:15 PM

Lt Col Robson called for MGen Uno to lay his sword on the ground but Uno tried twice to simply hand it to Robson. Robson insisted and Uno finally complied. Robson had two reasons: to create an unmistakable image of surrender and to force the Japanese general to bow before him, as Japanese captors had done so often with Australian prisoners.

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WW2-Era Place Name Bandjermasin, Borneo, Dutch East Indies
Lat/Long -3.3333, 114.5833
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