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NH 62873 Japanese Surrender in the Ryukyu Islands, September 1945

Photo #: NH 62873 Japanese Surrender in the Ryukyu Islands, September 1945
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Title: Japanese Surrender in the Ryukyu Islands, September 1945
Description: Aerial photograph of the surrender scene, at Tenth Army Headquarters on Okinawa, 7 September 1945. The surrender table is just to right of the flagpole. Note captured Japanese artillery pieces flanking the flagpole; U.S. Army M-26 Pershing tanks in lower left; self-propelled guns in middle left and extensive tent city beyond. Collection of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 62873
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