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The Instrument of Surrender of Japan was the armistice ending World War II. It was signed by representatives of the Empire of Japan, the United States, the Republic of China, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of Canada, the Provisional Government of the French Republic, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the Dominion of New Zealand on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II: and which thereby ended the Pacific WarThe Pacific War (1937 1945) is not to be confused with the War of the Pacific (1879 1884) in South America. The Pacific War which took place mostly in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in Asia, both preceded World War II and also included some of its ma and with it World War II. The date is sometimes known as VJ Day, although that designation is more frequently used to refer to the date of Emperor Hirohito's announcement of the acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam DeclarationThe Potsdam Declaration (not to be confused with the Potsdam Agreement) was a statement issued on July 26, 1945 by Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Chiang Kai-Shek which outlined the terms of surrender for Japan. Japan accepted the terms of the Pot.

Representatives of Japan stand aboard the USS Missouri prior to signing of the Instrument of Surrender

It was first signed by Japanese foreign minister Mamoru ShigemitsuMamoru Shigemitsu ( , 1887 June 27, 1957) was the Japanese Minister of Foreign affairs at the end of World War II. He, along with Yoshijiro Umezu, was the one who signed the instrument of surrender on September 2, 1945. He was later convicted of war crime "By Command and in behalf of the Emperor of Japan and the Japanese Government" and then Gen. Yoshijiro UmezuYoshijiro Umezu ( 1882- 1949) was the chief commander of the Japanese army in World War II. External link . "By Command and in behalf of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters" at 9:04 AM. Afterwards, Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Commander in the Southwest Pacific and Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, also signed. He was followed by Adm. Chester Nimitz of the U.S., Hsu Yung-Ch'ang of the ROC, Bruce Fraser of the UK, Kuzma Derevyanko of the Soviet Union, Thomas Blamey of Australia, L. Moore Cosgrave of Canada, General Jacques Leclerc of France, C.E.L. Helfrich of the Netherlands, and Leonard M. Isitt of New Zealand.

On September 6, Colonel Bernard Theilen brought the document and an imperial rescript to Washington, DC and on the following day presented them to President Harry Truman in a formal White House ceremony. The documents were then exhibited at the National Archives.


The document, prepared by the United States War Department, set out in eight short paragraphs the complete capitulation of Japan. The opening words, "We, acting by command of and in behalf of the Emperor of Japan," signified the importance attached to the Emperor's role by the Americans who drafted the document. The short second paragraph went straight to the heart of the matter: "We hereby proclaim the unconditional surrender to the Allied Powers of the Japanese Imperial General Headquarters and of all Japanese armed forces and all armed forces under Japanese control wherever situated."



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