The formal surrender by Japanese General Itagaki Seishiro of his sword, Kuala Lumpur, 1946
Photograph, World War Two, Far East, (1941-1945), 1946.
Seishiro commanded the Japanese Seventh Area Army in Singapore and Malaya prior to the surrender. He had previously commanded an army in Korea and China.
From a collection of official photographs collected by Major General (later Lieutenant General) Sir Frank Walter Messervy.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1974-09-79-139
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1974-09-79-139