| Caption | Â Â Â | Japanese Maj. General Michio Uno of the 37th Army lays down his sword at the feet of Australian Army Lt Colonel Ewan Murray Robson at Bandjermasin, Borneo, 17 Sep 1945. ww2dbase | |||
| Source | Â Â Â | ww2dbaseAustralian War Museum | |||
| Identification Code | Â Â Â | 118033 | |||
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| Photos on Same Day | Â | 17 Sep 1945 | |||
| Photos at Same Place | Â | Bandjermasin, Borneo, Dutch East Indies | |||
| Added By | Â | David Stubblebine | |||
| Added Date | Â | 14 Jan 2021 | |||
| Licensing | Â | Public Domain |
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Bandjermasin, Borneo, Dutch East Indies |
| Lat/Long | -3.3333, 114.5833 |
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Lt Col Robson called for MGen Uno to lay his sword on the ground but Uno tried twice to simply hand it to Robson. Robson insisted and Uno finally complied. Robson had two reasons: to create an unmistakable image of surrender and to force the Japanese general to bow before him, as Japanese captors had done so often with Australian prisoners.