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World War 2, Asia, South West Pacific, Borneo, Adachi , ROBERTSON, 2/11 Battalion, 1945

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1945

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Adachi surrendering sword to General Robertson

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Japanese Lieutenant General Hatazō Adachi was the commander in chief of the 18th Army on Rabaul and the north coast of New Guinea from 1942–1945. He surrendered to the Australian 6th Division at Cape Wom, by Wiewak, New Guinea , Major General Horace Robertson accepted his surrendered sword.
Adachi was taken into custody by the Australian government and charged with war crimes in connection with mistreatment and arbitrary execution of prisoners of war. Although not personally involved in any of the atrocities mentioned, Adachi insisted on absorbing command responsibility for the actions of his subordinates during the military tribunal. On 12 July 1947 he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. On 10 September 1947, he killed himself in his quarters with a paring knife in the prisoners' compound at Rabaul.

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cwa-org-32-P1991.81.3v

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War and Conflict

Year

1945

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-3.5195883699997, 143.59252256404

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