#23 A Japanese officer surrenders his sword to a British Lieutenant in a ceremony in Saigon, French Indochina.

#23 A Japanese officer surrenders his sword to a British Lieutenant in a ceremony in Saigon, French Indochina.

The Ceremony of Unconditional Surrender: Japan’s formal end of WWII

#23 A Japanese officer surrenders his sword to a British Lieutenant in a ceremony in Saigon, French Indochina.

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