Realising the futility of further resistance

South West Pacific area of Operations

Streetscape photograph captioned: "Signal Corps Photo - 15 July 45 - More Jap[anese] surrender. Realising the futility of further resistance, some 100 Jap[anese] captured by the 38th Infantry Division in the Mountains East of Manila, stand in line preparatory to loading into trucks to be transported to a prisoner of war camp. Division MPs of the 'Cyclone' Division stand guard over them. The Division has totalled over 1000 POWs during the battle (SC-45-30296). Signal Corps radio photo from Manila. MX 359."

Previously Accession 1952

Creator: Commonwealth Department of Information
Control: AA 483/5/3
Date Range:  15 July, 1945  -  15 July, 1945
Quantity:    1   B&W photographs 220x164 mm
Formats: Loose Photographic Prints
Series:  AA 483/05