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Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War
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Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War

Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), 2 September 1945. Lieutenant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.

Date
1945-09-02
Photographer / author
Army Signal Corps photographer LT. Stephen E. Korpanty; restored by Adam Cuerden
Archive
Wikimedia Commons
Type
photograph
Original size
5,738 × 4,594 pixels

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Reason: a US government work (US Army).

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"Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending the Second World War" (1945-09-02). Army Signal Corps photographer LT. Stephen E. Korpanty; restored by Adam Cuerden, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mamoru_Shigemitsu_signs_the_Instrument_of_Surrender,_officially_ending_the_Second_World_War.jpg

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