| Accession Number | 019121 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Place made | Japan: Tokyo Bay |
| Date made | 2 September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
With Allied delegations in the background and facing the Japanese officials across the table, ...
Description
With Allied delegations in the background and facing the Japanese officials across the table, General (Gen) Douglas MacArthur signs the surrender document on behalf of the Allied Powers. Standing behind Gen MacArthur are, recently released prisoners of war (POWs), Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) Jonathan Wainwright, US Army and Lt Gen A. E. Percival, British Army. The Allied delegations are lined up behind their delegation leader waiting their turn to sign the surrender document. Left to right: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, US; General Hsu Yung-Chang, Nationalist Chinese; Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, UK; Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) K. N. Derevyanko, Soviet Union; Gen Sir Thomas Blamey, Australia; Colonel L. Moore-Cosgrove, Canada; Gen B. J. Le Clerc, France; Admiral Conrad Helfrich, Netherlands; Air Vice Marshal Isitt, New Zealand. In the foreground are the Japanese signatories, General Yoshijiro Umezo and Mr Mamoru Shigemitsu, the Foreign Minister.