General Yoshijiro Umezu signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 4

Caption     General Yoshijiro Umezu signing the instrument of surrender, Tokyo Bay, Japan, 2 Sep 1945, photo 2 of 4 ww2dbase
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Photos on Same Day 2 Sep 1945
Photos at Same Place Tokyo, Japan
Added By C. Peter Chen

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
5 Aug 2019 06:39:53 AM

Interesting ... I just bought the original print of this photograph from an antique shop in Australia along with four other Japanese surrender photographs (three of which to the British). This photograph was originally landscape - the two sides of the picture are cut off in this version.

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