| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 040974 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film polyester negative |
| Place made | Japan: Tokyo Bay |
| Date made | 2 September 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE ABOARD USS "MISSOURI". AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CEREMONY GENERAL ...
Description
SURRENDER OF THE JAPANESE ABOARD USS "MISSOURI". AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE CEREMONY GENERAL MACARTHUR, SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA, MAKES A BRIEF SPEECH. BEHIND HIM ARE THE CHIEF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALLIED NATIONS: LEFT TO RIGHT, GENERAL HSU YUNG-CHANG, CHINA; ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, GREAT BRITAIN; LIEUTENANT-GENERAL K.N. DEREVYANKO, RUSSIA; GENERAL SIR THOMAS BLAMEY, AUSTRALIA; COLONEL L. MOORE COSGROVE, CANADA; GENERAL B.J. LECLERC, FRANCE; ADMIRAL C.E.L. HELRICH, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES AND AIR VICE-MARSHAL I. ISITT, NEW ZEALAND.