Surrendering Japanese officers disembarking from a Mitsubishi Ki-57, 26 August 1945

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Japanese officers disembarking from a Mitsubishi Ki-57 Topsy, Mingaladon 26 August 1945.

On 26 August 1945 Japanese officers, led by Lieutenant-General Takazo Numata and Rear Admiral Kaigye Chudo, arrived at Mingaladon airfield near Rangoon, Burma, to begin preliminary negotiations for the surrender of Japanese forces in south-east Asia. The agreement signed in Rangoon was a preliminary step, the formal surrender taking place in Singapore on 12 September 1945.

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Object number	P031171
Production date	1945
Associated with	Japanese Army Japanese Army Air Force Rikugun Chūjō Takazo Numata Kaigun Shōshō Kaigye Chudo
Associated places	RAF Mingaladon
Key events	Surrender of Japan, 14 Aug 1945

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