A Japanese military officer in Batavia (Jakarta)

Title
A Japanese military officer in Batavia (Jakarta)
Year/Period
1945-1946
Region
Indonesia
Dimension
Image size: 7.8 x 5.9 cm
Accession No.
2001-00104
Credit Line
Gift of Mr Harold Gresly-Grey

This photo was probably taken for the war crime trails held after the war. Indonesia fell into the hands of the Japanese in March 1942, marking the start of three and a half years of suffering and hardship under Japanese rule. It ended in August 1945.