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Surrender of Japan

Name: Surrender of Japan – Great Britain factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

Great Britain · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945Date range

2Named people

0Places

Chronological records

1945

Frederick BrowningJune 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

As COS to Mountbatten oversees the surrender of Japan

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill14 August 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Hirohito announces the surrender of Japan

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill15 August 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Allies celebrate 15th August as VJ Day

Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill2 September 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The surrender of Japan is signed

Names involved

Frederick BrowningWinston Leonard Spencer Churchill

Provenance

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