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    The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in...
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    USS Missouri, at which officials from the Japanese government signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, ending the hostilities. Allied civilians and...
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    The German Instrument of Surrender was a legal document effecting the unconditional surrender of the remaining German armed forces to the Allies, ending...
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    (Italian: Condizioni aggiuntive di armistizio con l'Italia), or the Instrument of Surrender of Italy as referred by the Allies, was a legal document which was...
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    Lawrence Moore Cosgrave (category Canadian Army personnel of World War II)
    was the Canadian signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender at the end of World War II. A decorated veteran of World War I, Cosgrave was twice awarded...
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    1943 Cairo Declaration (category Articles containing Japanese-language text)
    Japanese Instrument of Surrender we announced that we would comply with Potsdam Proclamation. However, the so-called Japanese Instrument of Surrender...
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    powers, the formalized Japanese Instrument of Surrender was issued on 2 September 1945 in compliance with the Potsdam Declaration of the Allies, and the...
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    Kuril Islands September 2-Japanese Instrument of Surrender Signing Ceremony on Battleship Missouri (Japanese Instrument of Surrender, All Armies Stopped Combat...
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  • 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...
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    Xu Yongchang (category Politicians of Taiwan)
    Institute of Modern History in 1989. History of the Republic of China Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) Pictures of the Instrument of Surrender of Japan The Generals...
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    provisions of the Cairo Declaration be thoroughly carried out, and the Japanese Instrument of Surrender stated Japan's agreement to the terms of the Potsdam...
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    Mamoru Shigemitsu (category Japanese people of World War II)
    civilian plenipotentiary representing the Japanese government, Shigemitsu cosigned the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board the battleship USS Missouri...
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    Chen Yi (Kuomintang) (category Empire of China (1915–1916))
    commander of Taiwan Province after the Empire of Japan surrendered to the Republic of China. He acted on behalf of the Allied Powers to accept the Japanese Instrument...
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    History portal Surrender of Japan Japanese Instrument of Surrender Japanese war crimes Occupation of Japan United States strategic bombing of Japan Soviet invasion...
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    Conrad Helfrich (category Commanders of the Order of Orange-Nassau)
    given command of all Dutch naval forces and promoted to lieutenant admiral. On 2 September 1945, he signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender aboard the...
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    Japan). The formal Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on 2 September 1945. The surrender was accepted by MacArthur as Supreme Commander of the...
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    the Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender, was a statement that called for the surrender of all Japanese armed forces during World War II....
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    Richard K. Sutherland (category Recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross (United States))
    the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945, the Canadian representative, Colonel L. Moore Cosgrave, signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender...
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    of Japan. As the Soviets moved in to occupy their allotted territories, some Japanese forces continued to resist even after the Japanese surrender. Such...
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    General Order No. 1 (category Articles with Japanese-language sources (ja))
    representative of the Empire of Japan following the surrender of Japan, and then issued by Japanese Imperial General Headquarters to the forces of the Empire of Japan...
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    by the Empire of Japan, following the fall and surrender of British military forces on 15 February 1942 during World War II. Japanese military forces...
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  • Leonard Isitt (aviator) (category New Zealand Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire)
    signatory to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. After the war, following retirement from the Air Force, he worked as chairman of Tasman Empire Airways...
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    considered the Instrument of Surrender of Italy.[clarification needed] Japanese Instrument of Surrender German Instrument of Surrender Badoglio Proclamation...
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    war on Japan. The Japanese government on August 10 communicated its intention to surrender under the terms of the Potsdam Declaration. The news of the Japanese...
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    Honshu (redirect from Japanese main island)
    of Hiroshima and Nagasaki shortly before Japan's surrender and signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on September 2, 1945, on board the USS Missouri (BB-63)...
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    placed under the control of the Republic of China with the signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. The experience of Japanese rule, Kuomintang rule...
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    PRC and ROC governments base their claims to Taiwan on the Japanese Instrument of Surrender which specifically accepted the Potsdam Declaration which refers...
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    suicide; and the German unconditional surrender on 8 May 1945. Following the refusal of Japan to surrender on the terms of the Potsdam Declaration, the US dropped...
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    HMAS Gascoyne (K354) (category River-class frigates of the Royal Australian Navy)
    was present in Tokyo Bay on Victory over Japan Day (2 September 1945), when the Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed. The frigate received five battle...
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