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Photo #: SC 213700

Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945

English: Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board USS Missouri (BB-63), September 2, 1945. Lieutentant General Richard K. Sutherland, U.S. Army, watches from the opposite side of the table. Foreign Ministry representative Toshikazu Kase is assisting Mr. Shigemitsu.
日本語: 降伏文書調印 東京湾に浮かぶ戦艦ミズーリ上 1945年9月2日 中央で署名を行っているのは重光葵外務大臣 その左後方に侍しているのは加瀬俊一
中文: 1945年9月2日,東京灣,日本投降

1945年 9月2日, 日本的 外務大臣 重光葵在美軍戰艦 密蘇里號上代表日本政府簽署了日本投降書。 中將 Richard K. Sutherland,美國軍方,從桌子的另一邊觀看。外務省代表 Toshikazu Kase 正在輔助重光葵先生。


Background notes: USS Missouri (BB-63)
English: The third USS Missouri (BB-63) ("Mighty Mo" or "Big Mo") is a U.S. Navy battleship, notable as the final battleship to be built by the United States and the site of the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II.
Español: El USS Misouri (BB-63), conocido por ("Mighty Mo" o "Big Mo"), es un acorazado de la US Navy construido en New York, famoso por firmarse en el la rendición incondicional del Imperio del Japón a las fuerzas aliadas.
日本語: ミズーリ (USS Missouri, BB-63) はアメリカ海軍の戦艦。アイオワ級の3番艦。ニューヨーク海軍工廠にて建造。太平洋戦争での日本の降伏調印式場となる。当時の大統領トルーマンの出身州に因んで同艦が選定された。現在はハワイ州パールハーバーで記念艦として保存。


USS Missouri (BB-63)

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Photograph from the Army Signal Corps Collection in the U.S. National Archives.

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03:15, 24 August 2005 740×615 (89 KB) Shizhao ({{PD-USGov-Military}} Photo #: SC 213700 Surrender of Japan, Tokyo Bay, 2 September 1945 {{english}} Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu signs the Instrument of Surrender on behalf of the Japanese Government, on board [[USS Missouri)
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