2September, 1945 USS Missouri

[Parche]

Formal Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945 --
Signing the Instruments of Surrender
After finishing his introductory statement General MacArthur directed the representatives of Japan to sign the two Instruments of Surrender, one each for the Allied and Japanese governments. At 9:04 AM, Foreign Minister Shigemitsu signed, followed two minutes later by General Umezu. General MacArthur then led the Allied delegations in signing, first Fleet Admiral Nimitz as United States Representative, then the representatives of China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, The Netherlands and New Zealand. All signatures were in place by 9:22. Following a few brief remarks by MacArthur, the ceremonies concluded at 9:25.

This page features photographs of the signing of the Instruments of Surrender on board USS Missouri.


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[bbinacan]

1. Cool pics. n/t

[Parche]

3. admiral halsey is my favorite

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[eleny]

2. I forgot that they arrived in tails to sign the surrender