Japanese Instrument of Surrender

When

2 Sep 1945

Kind

Treaty

Coordinates

35.35° N, 139.76° E

Description

1945 agreement ending hostilities in WWII

1945 agreement ending World War II

The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the printed agreement that formalized the surrender of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II. It was signed by representatives from Japan and from the Allied nations: the United States, China, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

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• Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The final official Japanese Instrument of Surrender is accepted by the Supreme Allied Commander, General Douglas MacArthur”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “L’empereur du Japon reconnaît officiellement la défaite, en signant avec le général Douglas MacArthur sur le cuirassé américain Missouri BB-63 le document de…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “На борту линкора «Миссури» подписан Акт о капитуляции Японии — закончилась Вторая мировая война”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “日本投降書簽字，上午9時盟軍受降典禮在東京灣美國主力艦「密蘇里號」上舉行，首先由麥克阿瑟致詞，接着重光葵和梅津美治郎分別代表日本政府和大本營先後簽署投降書。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “戦艦ミズーリ上で日本が降伏文書に調印（日本の降伏・対日戦勝記念日）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page