2 September 1945
Result of Surrender of Japanese Empire
The Japanese Empire formally accepts Allied terms aboard USS Missouri.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Tokyo Bay in Japan. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The Japanese Empire formally accepts Allied terms aboard USS Missouri.
The Japanese government and armed forces accept the formal Allied surrender terms.
Yamashita's forces enter American custody, ending his command's resistance in the Philippines.
Umezu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters aboard USS Missouri.
Shigemitsu leads the Japanese delegation aboard USS Missouri and signs for the Japanese government.
Formal surrender of the Japanese Empire aboard the USS Missouri
Signs the surrender on behalf of the Emperor & Japanese Government on USS Missouri
Surrenders to the Americans after belated news of the Emperors death reaches him
Provenance
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