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After the receipt of the Potsdam Declaration, the Japanese government attempted to maintain the issue of the Emperor's administrative prerogative within the Potsdam Declaration by its surrender offer of August 10, but in the end, it had to take comfort with US Secretary of State James F. Byrnes' reply: "From the moment of surrender the ...
A nearly simultaneous surrender ceremony was held on 2 September aboard USS Portland at Truk Atoll, where Vice Admiral George D. Murray accepted the surrender of the Caroline Islands from senior Japanese military and civilian officials. Many further surrender ceremonies took place across Japan's remaining holdings in the Pacific.
Conditions involving unnecessary disgrace or ignominy should not be insisted upon. Capitulations may include the right of the capitulating forces to surrender with colors displayed or other indications of professional respect for the capitulating forces. For example, it may be appropriate to allow surrendering officers to keep their side arms. [15]
Ukrainian fighters battling Russian forces in the tunnels beneath Mariupol’s immense steel plant have vowed to "stand till the end," according to the wife of one commander.
In March 1974, Lieutenant Hiroo Onoda surrendered on Lubang after holding out on the island from December 1944 with Akatsu, Shimada and Kozuka. Onoda refused to surrender until he was relieved of duty by his former commanding officer, Major Yoshimi Taniguchi, who was flown to Lubang to formally relieve Onoda. [7] Teruo Nakamura: December 18, 1974
In addition, soldiers who witnessed Japanese troops surrender were more willing to take prisoners themselves. [38] Japanese POW bathing on board the USS New Jersey, December 1944. Survivors of ships sunk by Allied submarines frequently refused to surrender, and many of the prisoners who were captured by submariners were taken by force.
Ukraine is making videos and dropping leaflets on North Korean troops to get them to surrender. North Korea has sent thousands of soldiers to help Russia in its war against Ukraine, officials say.
Some Israeli soldiers refuse to keep fighting in Gaza. US says truce between Israel and Hamas could ‘come anytime’ 09:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar. The US and Qatar have said that a ceasefire ...