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The formal surrender occurred on 2 September 1945, around 9 a.m. Tokyo time, when Japanese representatives signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender in Tokyo Bay aboard USS Missouri, accompanied by around 250 other allied vessels, including British and Australian navy vessels and a Dutch hospital ship. [165]
The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II.It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan and from the Allied nations: the United States of America, the Republic of China, [note 1] the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Union of Soviet ...
Shigemitsu (with cane) on board USS Missouri, September 2, 1945 Shigemitsu signs the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at the end of World War II, accompanied by Toshikazu Kase (right). Mamoru Shigemitsu ( 重光 葵 , Shigemitsu Mamoru , July 29, 1887 – January 26, 1957) was a Japanese diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs three ...
The three Star-Telegram correspondents were in attendance during the final moments of the war aboard the USS Missouri, marked by the signing of the surrender terms by Japan on Sept. 2, 1945.
These ships of the Allied navies of World War II were present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945) when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on board the battleship USS Missouri (BB-63). The only two US vessels present at both the Pearl Harbor attack and Tokyo Bay surrender were the USS West Virginia and the USS ...
Missouri was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on 14 May 1971 for hosting the signing of the instrument of Japanese surrender that ended World War II. [101] She is not eligible for designation as a National Historic Landmark because she was extensively modernized in the years following the surrender.
English: Japanese Surrender at Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 Representatives of the Allied powers wait to sign the Instrument of Surrender on board USS MISSOURI. From left to right: General Hsu-Yung-Chang (China), Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser (Great Britain), Lieutenant General Kusa Nickolsevitch Derevyenko (USSR), General Sir Thomas Blaney (Australia), Colonel L Moore Cosgrave (Canada) and General ...
August 11: The Allies notify the Japanese government (again via Swiss diplomats) of their willingness to accept Japan's surrender as offered. August 14: Allied governments announce the surrender of Japan, and the Emperor informs his people of the fact in an unprecedented radio broadcast. The date is described as "V-J Day" or "V-P Day" in ...