The signing of the Japanese Instrument of Surrender on board the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945. Signatories on behalf of the Empire of Japan: Foreign Minister Shigemitsu Mamoru and Chief of the Army General Staff Yoshijiro Umezu (standing in the center); on behalf of the allied armies: Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers General of the US Army Douglas McCartur; and on behalf of the USSR:Lt-Gen Kuzma Derevyanko (puts his signature).
- Categories: Unrest, Conflicts & War
- Location: Japan
- Event date: 02.09.1945
- Date published: 20.05.2018
- Author: Temin
- Source: Sputnik
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: A75-6788, 6x9 film
- Media: JPEG, 9810x3543px, 10.5Mb